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JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

思おもい当あたる

omoiataru

to come to mind, to recall

Example sentences

  1. 思おもいあたらないのですが。

    I don’t recall.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 夏休なつやすみも近ちかいけど、どこかいいところ思おもい当あたりますか。

    Summer vacation is near. Can you think of a good place for the holidays?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 世間せけんでは不審ふしんに思おもっており、自分じぶんにも思おもい当あたることがあり口惜くやしい思おもいをしている。

    People are suspicious, and I am frustrated because something comes to mind for me too.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 思当

  • 思thinkOnシKunおもう・おもえらく・おぼす
  • 当hit; appropriateOnトウKunあたる・あたり・あてる

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