Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 について 心こころ 当あ たりがある to have an idea about a particular matter
Do you have any idea about that incident?
〈 人ひと 〉 に 心こころ 当あ たりを 聞き く to ask someone if they have any leads or ideas
The police went around asking the neighbors if they had any leads.
心こころ 当あ たりを 探さが す to search one's memory for any clue or lead
I tried to think of any clue about where I lost my keys.
Expressions 心こころ 当あ たりがない have no idea; have no clue; can't think of anything 心こころ 当あ たりのない completely unknown; having no clue about; unexpected Related words 見当 is a rough guess or estimate, while 心当たり implies personal knowledge or memory that could lead somewhere.
手がかり is a concrete clue or lead toward solving something, whereas 心当たり is a subjective sense of possibly knowing something.
Don't confuse with 見当たる means 'to be found/located' (as in 鍵が見当たらない ), while 心当たり is a noun meaning 'an idea or clue about something,' despite sharing the kanji 当たり .
心当たり means having a clue or idea about something, whereas 覚え specifically concerns whether one remembers or has actually done something.
Written forms 心こころ 当あ たり Usage 78%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
心こころ あたり Usage 13%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not a common practical spelling.
心こころ 当あた り Usage 9%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not a common practical spelling.
Etymology Compound of 心 (こころ , heart/mind) and 当たり (あたり , hitting/contact), literally 'something that hits the mind', i.e., a thought or memory that comes to mind.
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