Japanese

おもいいたる
Meaning: to come to realize; to hit upon; to occur to one
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 思い至る 思い至らない
Polite 思い至ります 思い至りません
Past 思い至った 思い至らなかった
Polite + Past 思い至りました 思い至りませんでした
Te-form 思い至って 思い至らなくて
Potential 思い至れる 思い至れない
Passive 思い至られる 思い至られない
Causative 思い至らせる 思い至らせない
Causative + Passive 思い至らされる 思い至らされない
Imperative 思い至れ 思い至るな

Handwriting

思
い
至
る

Example

I finally came to realize the truth.

Usage Notes

Used when one finally realizes a truth or reaches a conclusion after thinking deeply.

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