Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  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 or verb acting predominately

  1. possessed, held.
  2. rich, wealthy, affluent.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
持てる もてる

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)