Illustration: After a university club gathering in a Japanese café, a young adult stands beside their chair, surprised by several peers seeking their attention at once.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

もてる

moteru

to be popular, to be well liked

Often refers to romantic popularity. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 礼儀正れいぎただしくて笑顔えがおの素敵すてきなトムは、男性だんせいからも女性じょせいからもよくもてる。

    Tom, with his good manners and winning smile, is popular with both men and women.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. だけど、実際日本じっさいにっぽんのエンジニアは今不遇いまふぐうにあって、会社かいしゃに入はいったら専門せんもんバカとして扱あつかわれるし、給料きゅうりょうも安やすいし、女おんなの子こにももてないよね。

    But engineers in Japan have it rough these days. Once they join a company, they’re treated like narrow-minded specialists, paid poorly, and aren’t popular with women either.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. 姉あねは学生がくせいのころ、男おとこの子こにもてた。

    My older sister was popular with boys when she was a student.

    Written by AI for Bebop

A word like this on every new tab

The Bebop Chrome extension shows one illustrated Japanese word each time you open a new tab in Chrome, with its reading, meaning, kanji and three example sentences. Choose any mix of levels from N5 to beyond N1. It’s free, with no account.

The Bebop new tab showing 音楽, music, over an illustration of a family playing music at home, with three example sentences
Add to Chrome Free on the Chrome Web Store
For Chrome on a computer. See it on the Chrome Web Store