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    3. 持てる

    持てる

    持もて​る​

    to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)

    N1KMT6CoreEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab11 strokes

    もてる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)
    2.
    to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed
    3.
    to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last

    Noun, Verb

    4.
    possessed, held
    5.
    rich, wealthy, affluent

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれはクラスで持もてる男おとこの子こだ。

    He is a popular boy in the class.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyEducation
    彼かの女じょは誰だれからも持 てるタイプだ。

    She's the type of person everyone likes.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    持もてる人ひとは、自し然ぜんと周まわりに人ひとが集あつまってくる。

    Popular people naturally attract others around them.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    その俳はい優ゆうは、幅はば広ひろい世せ代だいから持もてる人にん気きを誇ほこっている。

    That actor boasts popularity across a wide range of generations.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyMusic & Entertainment
    彼かれは仕し事ごとができるだけでなく、人ひと柄がらも良よいため、職しょく場ばでも持 てる存そん在ざいだ。

    He is not only capable at work but also has a good personality, making him a popular presence in the workplace.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    持
    も.つ・-も.ち・も.てる…(3)
    hold・have
    Kanji
    て
    te
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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