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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

持ち越す

Reading

Kana: もちこす
Romaji: mochikosu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

v5s
vt
1

to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer

See also: 持ち越し

Kanji

持
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
越
Readings: エツ、 オツ、 こ.す、 -こ.す、 -ご.し、 こ.える、 -ご.え
Meanings: surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam

Example Sentence

仕事(しごと)は金曜日(きんようび)の１１時(じ)に終(お)わらなかったので、次(つぎ)の月曜日(げつようび)に持(も)ち越(こ)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.
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