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思い付き (おもいつき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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A good idea came to mind.
That's nothing more than a passing whim.
Usage patterns 思おも いつきで 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something on a whim or impulse
He quit his job on a whim.
思おも いつきを 口くち にする to blurt out an idea without thinking it through
I blurted out an idea during the meeting without thinking it through.
〈 事こと 〉 は 思おも いつきに 過す ぎない 〈something〉 is nothing more than a passing idea
That plan is nothing more than a spur-of-the-moment idea.
思おも いつきが 浮う かぶ an idea suddenly comes to mind
A good idea suddenly came to me.
Kanji 付 adhere, attach, refer to Related words 考え is a general word for a thought or opinion that may involve deliberation, while 思いつき specifically highlights a sudden, unplanned idea.
発想 refers to a creative way of thinking or conceiving something, often praised as clever, whereas 思いつき is more casual and can sound underdeveloped.
アイデア is a neutral loanword for an idea that can be well-developed or original, while 思いつき stresses that the idea just popped into one's head.
ひらめき is a flash of inspiration usually seen as insightful or brilliant, whereas 思いつき can carry a negative nuance of being careless or shallow.
Written forms 思おも い 付つ き Usage 9%
Standard kanji spelling; the 思い付き form is the most common written representation.
思おも いつき Usage 91%
Common kana-mixed spelling; often used in casual writing.
Etymology Compound of 思い (thought) + 付き (attaching, from 付く). Literally 'a thought that attaches itself', i.e., something that comes to mind.
