心当たり[こころあたり] (kokoroatari)
having some knowledge of,happening to know
- JLPT N2
- Pitch 4
- #19315 most frequent
Meaning
心当たり (こころあたり, kokoroatari) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “having some knowledge of,happening to know”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 9
犯人の心当たりはありますか
Do you have any idea who the culprit is?
心当たりの家は皆訪ねた.
I called at every likely house.
心当たりのある方はお知らせ下さい。
Please inform us if you happen to know about it.
なおまた心当たりを聞いてみましょう.
I will make further enquiries about the matter.
以前会ったと思うのですが、お心当たりないようでしたら間違いかもしれません。
I think we've met before, but if I don't ring a bell, maybe I'm wrong.
代金を源九郎神社へ取りに来て欲しいと言われたが、神社では、誰も心当たりがないという。
He was asked to come to Genkuro Shrine to collect the payment, but at the shrine no one knew anything about it.
もしお心当たりのない場合、本メールは破棄して頂けるようお願いいたします。（メールで書く場合）
Please delete this email if you were not aware that you were going to receive it.
今回のトラブルに関連してお心当たりがございましたら何でもお知らせ下さい。（メールで書く場合）
Please don't hesitate to tell me anything related to this trouble.
また、巣山古墳については、何か伝承を聞いていたのであろうか、「おのれいささか考え出でたることあり」と皇陵として被葬者の心当たりがある旨を書いている。
Regarding the Suyama-kofun Tumulus, his script that reads 'I have come up with a theory' suggests that he might have heard of a tradition indicative of the entombed that makes the tomb an Imperial mausoleum.