Word Meaning 持ち越す

もちこす mochikosu

持ち越す is read as もちこす (mochikosu) and means to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.).

Meaning

English

to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.)
to carry forward
to put off
to postpone
to defer

Reading

Kana

もちこす

Romaji

mochikosu

Writing Variants

もち越す もちこす mochikosu
持ちこす もちこす mochikosu
持越す もちこす mochikosu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 15583 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

持越

もちこし

work, items, etc. carried over from earlier

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

持ち直す

もちなおす

to recover

持て余す

もてあます

to be too much for one

持ち出す

もちだす

to take out

持崩す

もちくずす

to ruin oneself

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)

Example Sentences

仕事は金曜日の１１時に終わらなかったので、次の月曜日に持ち越すことにした。

The work wasn't finished at 11:00 p.m. Friday, so they decided to carry it over to the following Monday.