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

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 15417 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

持ち越し

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

持て成す

もてなす

to treat (a guest)

持ち出す

もちだす

to take out

持ち崩す

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.)