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もて
余
あま
す
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
これが
毎
まい
日
にち
となると、
間
ま
違
ちが
いなく
持
も
て
余
あま
す
。
If this were to happen every day, it would undoubtedly be too much to handle.
Alt. forms
持
も
て
余
あま
す
74%
もてあま
す
15%
持
も
てあま
す
9%
もて
余
あま
す
1%
Kanji used
余
be in excess
Pitch accent
も
てあます
も
てあま
す
Conjugations...
Used in: 67
Composed of
もて
being popular (esp. with the opposite sex); being well-liked
余
あま
す
to save; to leave over; to spare