フォロワー
ふぉろわー
noun
follower (social media)
1.
follower (social media)
A person who subscribes to another user's account on social media to see their posts.
フォロワーが1万人を超えた。
My followers exceeded 10,000.
フォロワーを増やしたい。
I want to increase my followers.
フォロワー数が多いインフルエンサーだ。
They're an influencer with a large number of followers.
From English "follower." Used exclusively in the context of social media to refer to someone who subscribes to another user's account.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- フォロワー数: follower count
- フォロワーを増やす: to increase followers
- フォロワーを獲得する: to gain followers
- フォロワーが減る: to lose followers
RELATED SOCIAL MEDIA TERMS:
- フォローする: to follow (someone)
- フォロー中: following (people you follow)
- 相互フォロー: mutual follow
- リフォローする: to follow back
USAGE:
Unlike English, where "follower" can mean a disciple or supporter in general contexts, フォロワー in Japanese is almost exclusively a social media term. For followers in a religious or political sense, 信者 or 支持者 would be used instead.