持もち越こす

も

ち

こ

す

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

carry over; postpone; defer

Used for matters, decisions, tasks, or problems that are moved to a later time or next stage. Common in business, politics, and formal settings.

その議ぎ題だいは来らい週しゅうの会かい議ぎに持もち越こされた。
The agenda item was carried over to next week's meeting.

宿しゅく

題だい

を

翌よく

日じつ

に

持も

ち

越こ

す

の

は

よく

ない

。

It's not good to put off homework until the next day.

Written forms

持もち越こすUsage82%
Standard kanji spelling; commonly used in news and formal contexts.
持もち越こすUsage7%
Less common variant without okurigana ち; still encountered.
持もちこすUsage6%
search-only kanji form
もちこすUsage5%
Kana spelling used in casual writing or when avoiding kanji.

Kanji

持hold, have
越surpass, cross over, move to

Similar words

延えん期きする
延期する is a general term for postponing an event or schedule, while 持ち越す specifically implies carrying something over to a later time or stage, often with a nuance of unresolved matters.
先さき送おくりする
先送りする means to push something forward to a later date, often with a negative connotation of avoiding a decision. 持ち越す is more neutral and can simply mean moving an item to the next agenda.

Etymology

Compound of 持ち (continuative form of 持つ 'to hold') + 越す ('to go over, exceed'), literally 'to hold over'. The meaning of carrying something over to a later time is a natural extension.