to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory)
思いあたる思い当る
おもいあたる
Verb, Intransitive
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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory), to come to mind, to recall (in a flash), to be reminded of, to call to mind, to think of, to strike on, to hit on an answer, to seize the crux of a problem
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その話を聞いて、何か思い当たることがありますか。
Hearing that story, does anything come to mind?
彼の言葉で、ようやく間違いに思い当たった。
His words finally made me realize my mistake.
そのメロディーを聴くと、なぜか昔の恋を思い当たる。
When I hear that melody, for some reason, I'm reminded of an old love.
過去の経験と照らし合わせて、彼の行動の真意に思い当たった。
Comparing it with past experiences, I suddenly understood the true meaning of his actions.
長時間悩んでいた問題の解決策が、ふと会議中に思い当たった。
The solution to a problem I had been struggling with for a long time suddenly came to me during the meeting.
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