jmdict 2871349 Active (id#2371858)
持て [rK]
【 モテ (nokanji) [spec1] ； もて 】
  1. [n-pref,n] [col,uk]
    • being popular (esp. with the opposite sex)
    • being well-liked
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 2640260 モテる 1. to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
    • ⇐ see: 2871348 モテカワ 1. cute and popular with the opposite sex (esp. of a woman's appearance or fashion); attractive and cute
History:
    • A 2026-05-26 19:18:28 Carl Bader-Nia (id#2371858)
    • Diff
      @@ -20,0 +21 @@
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
    • A 2026-05-26 18:28:58 Carl Bader-Nia (id#2371855)
    • Comments
      Only keeping the kanji form visible because it's in daijr and daijs.
I think it could very much be hidden otherwise.

I don't think [vs] makes a lot of sense here.
    • Refs
      Sankoku

Google N-gram Corpus Counts
╭─ーーー─┬───────┬───────╮
│ モテ顔 │ 7,543 │ 97.3% │
│ もて顔 │   174 │  2.2% │
│ 持て顔 │    32 │  0.4% │
╰─ーーー─┴───────┴───────╯
Google N-gram Corpus Counts
╭─ーーーー─┬───────────┬───────╮
│ モテ　　 │ 4,051,705 │ 84.0% │
│ モテる　 │   770,632 │ 16.0% │
│ モテする │     1,075 │  0.0% │
│ モテして │       593 │  0.0% │
╰─ーーーー─┴───────────┴───────╯
Google N-gram Corpus Counts
╭─ーーー─┬────────┬───────╮
│ モテ期 │ 35,438 │ 98.7% │
│ もて期 │    475 │  1.3% │
│ 持て期 │      0 │  0.0% │
╰─ーーー─┴────────┴───────╯
    • Diff
      @@ -5,0 +6 @@
+<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
@@ -7,3 +7,0 @@
-<r_ele>
-<reb>もて</reb>
-</r_ele>
@@ -12,0 +11,4 @@
+<re_pri>spec1</re_pri>
+</r_ele>
+<r_ele>
+<reb>もて</reb>
@@ -17 +18,0 @@
-<pos>&vs;</pos>
    • A* 2026-05-25 19:56:35 vive (id#2371758)
    • Refs
      daijr/s
    • Diff
      @@ -3,0 +4,6 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>持て</keb>
+</k_ele>
+<r_ele>
+<reb>もて</reb>
+</r_ele>
@@ -5,0 +12 @@
+<re_nokanji/>
@@ -7,0 +15 @@
+<pos>&n-pref;</pos>
@@ -8,0 +17 @@
+<pos>&vs;</pos>
@@ -11 +19,0 @@
-<misc>&abbr;</misc>
@@ -12,0 +21 @@
+<gloss>being well-liked</gloss>
    • A* 2026-05-25 19:50:39 (id#2371757)
    • Comments
      maybe connected with モテモテ
    • A* 2026-05-25 19:50:04 (id#2371756)
    • Refs
      pixiv gg5
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