Word Meaning 持て余す

もてあます moteamasu

持て余す is read as もてあます (moteamasu) and means to be too much for one.

Meaning

English

  1. to be too much for one
  2. to find unmanageable
  3. to be beyond one's control
  4. to not know what to do with

Reading

Kana

もてあます

Romaji

moteamasu

Writing Variants

  • もて余す もてあます moteamasu
  • 持てあます もてあます moteamasu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 22202 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

持ち直す

もちなおす

to recover

持ち越す

もちこす

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

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)

持ち込み

もちこみ

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