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“To hit upon” in Japanese

Short answer
思い寄る omoiyoru おもいよる

To hit upon in Japanese is “思い寄る” (omoiyoru). Full meaning: to recall, to hit upon..., to occur to (one); to feel the call of ....

Other ways to say “To hit upon” in Japanese

思いつく omoitsuku to think of, to hit upon, to come into one's mind, to be struck with an idea; to remember, to recall 思い寄っ omoiyo to recall, to hit upon..., to occur to (one); to feel the call of ... 思い寄ッ omoiyo to recall, to hit upon..., to occur to (one); to feel the call of ... 思いつい omoitsui to think of, to hit upon, to come into one's mind, to be struck with an idea; to remember, to recall 思い寄ら omoiyora to recall, to hit upon..., to occur to (one); to feel the call of ... 思いつか omoitsuka to think of, to hit upon, to come into one's mind, to be struck with an idea; to remember, to recall 思ひよッ omoiyo to recall, to hit upon..., to occur to (one); to feel the call of ... 思い寄ろ omoiyoro to recall, to hit upon..., to occur to (one); to feel the call of ... 思い寄り omoiyori to recall, to hit upon..., to occur to (one); to feel the call of ... 思いつこ omoitsuko to think of, to hit upon, to come into one's mind, to be struck with an idea; to remember, to recall 思い寄れ omoiyore to recall, to hit upon..., to occur to (one); to feel the call of ...

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