Word Meaning 持ち越し

もちこし mochikoshi

持ち越し is read as もちこし (mochikoshi) and means work, items, etc. carried over from earlier.

Meaning

English

work, items, etc. carried over from earlier
hangover
what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)

Reading

Kana

もちこし

Romaji

mochikoshi

Writing Variants

持越もちこし mochikoshi
持越し もちこし mochikoshi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 124598 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

持ち越す

もちこす

to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.)

宵越しの銭は持たない

よいごしのぜにはもたない

spending a day's revenue within the day

持て成し

もてなし

(light) refreshment

持ち出し

もちだし

corbel

持続

じぞく

continuation

持参

じさん

bringing

持ち込む

もちこむ

to bring (to another stage)

持ち直す

もちなおす

to recover

持論

じろん

one's cherished opinion

持ち回り

もちまわり

rotation (of a post, role, etc.)

持ち合い

もちあい

steadiness (of market price)

持ち込み

もちこみ

bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink)

Example Sentences

ドタキャンくらったの。来週に持ち越しだって。

Got cancelled at the last minute. 'Deferred to next week'.