も
持
　
て
あま
余
　
す

Godan verb, transitive verb

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
も
持
　
て
あま
余
　
す
 持て余す もてあます
も
持
　
て
　
あ
　
ま
　
す
 持てあます もてあます
　
も
　
て
あま
余
　
す
 もて余す もてあます

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hold, have
も.つ　ジ　もち (3rd, N4)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
Buddhist temple
てら　ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
too much, myself, surplus
ヨ　あま.る　あんま.り (5th, N3)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, (木 variant)