アニメ好き
anime zuki
An anime lover is アニメ好き (anime zuki) in Japanese.
アニメ好き is the most common, natural way to call yourself or someone else an anime lover in conversation. Among friends, アニメ好きだよ。 means I like anime.
What does it mean word for word?
好き means like or fondness. It attaches straight to アニメ with no particle in between, and here it is read zuki.
How do you pronounce it?
It is read anime zuki.
Did you know?
- Experienced 'anime lovers' often use the term 聖地巡礼 ('seichi junrei'), which literally means 'pilgrimage to a holy place', to describe visiting real-life locations that appeared in an anime.
- If you want to say you are a 'hardcore' anime lover, you might use the term アニメ狂 (anime kyō), where 狂 implies a sense of madness or fanaticism.
- While アニメ好き is the standard term, you might encounter the more intense term オタク (otaku) to describe an anime lover. While often used for 'geek' or 'obsessive fan', its social connotation can vary from a badge of honor to a criticism depending on the context.
Examples in context
- 私はアニメ好きです。Watashi wa anime suki desu.I am an anime lover.
- 彼はかなりのアニメ好きですね。Kare wa kanari no anime suki desu ne.He is quite an anime lover, isn't he?
- アニメ好きの友達がいます。Anime suki no tomodachi ga imasu.I have a friend who is an anime lover.
Example conversation
Yui and Yota are talking about their hobbies at school.
- 結衣 Yui陽太くんは、アニメ好きなの？Yota-kun wa, animezuki nano?Yota, are you an anime lover?
- 陽太 Yotaうん、子供の頃からずっとだよ。Un, kodomo no koro kara zutto dayo.Yeah, I've been one since I was a kid.
- 結衣 Yui私も！実は私、大のアニメ好きなんだ。Watashi mo! Jitsu wa watashi, dai no animezuki nanda.Me too! Actually, I'm a huge anime lover.
- 陽太 Yota本当？今度おすすめを教え合おうよ。Hontō? Kondo osusume o oshie aō yo.Really? Let's share our recommendations sometime.
