Vocabulary

What does 思い付く (おもいつく, omoitsuku) mean?

思い付く (おもいつく, omoitsuku) means to think of, to come up with (an idea).

Quick facts
Readingおもいつく
Romajiomoitsuku
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
おもいつく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonomoitsuku

to think of, to come up with (an idea)

  1. 1godan verb · transitive · intransitive to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind
  2. 2godan verb · transitive · intransitive to remember; to recall

Example sentences

  • I came up with a good idea.

  • I just can't think of the name.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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