モテる

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of モテる – see the following entry.
てる
[verb] [from 1753] (colloquial) to be popular, to be well-liked by people (e.g. to be popular among women)
[verb] [from 1600s] potential form of 持つ (motsu) [godan]: to be able to have or hold
[verb] [from 1600s] to withstand, to endure
(This term, モテる (moteru), is an alternative spelling of the above term.)