アンチ

あんち

noun

hater, anti-fan, critic

1. hater, anti-fan

A person who actively dislikes and criticizes a particular celebrity, content creator, team, or thing. Someone who goes out of their way to express negativity.

アンチのコメントは気(き)にしないようにしている。

I try not to pay attention to comments from haters.

有名(ゆうめい)になるとアンチも増(ふ)える。

As you become famous, haters also increase.

アンチが多(おお)いということは注目(ちゅうもく)されている証拠(しょうこ)だ。

Having many haters is proof that you're getting attention.

ETYMOLOGY: From English "anti" (against). In Japanese, アンチ has narrowed to specifically mean "hater" or "anti-fan."

USAGE NOTES:

アンチ can be used as a prefix: アンチ巨人(きょじん) (Giants hater - baseball)
アンチ活動(かつどう) refers to organized hate campaigns
The opposite is ファン (fan) or 信者(しんじゃ) (devoted follower - sometimes pejorative)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

アンチコメント (hate comment)
アンチが沸(わ)く (haters appear - slang)
アンチを相手(あいて)にしない (to not engage with haters)
アンチ活動(かつどう) (anti-fan activities)

CONTRAST:

アンチ: hater, anti-fan
ファン: fan, supporter
信者(しんじゃ): devoted follower (can be pejorative)

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Added 2026.1.18 1:58 · Revised 2026.7.14 3:21

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