This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

持て余す

持てあます

Reading

Kana: もてあます
Romaji: moteamasu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

v5s
vt
1

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ヨ、 あま.る、 あま.り、 あま.す、 あんま.り
Meanings: too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder

Example Sentences

(ぼく)(ひま)をもてあましている。
➥I don't know what to do with my leisure.
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彼女(かのじょ)(ひま)(もあま)()しているらしい。
➥She doesn't seem to know what to do with her leisure time.
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(わたし)時間(じかん)(もあま)()している。
➥I've got time on my hands.
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