also: ハーリーぞく
Taiwanese Japanophiles
A term from Mandarin Chinese (哈日族) referring to Taiwanese people who are enthusiastic about Japanese culture, fashion, or pop culture. Used in contexts discussing cross-strait or East Asian cultural trends.
Taiwanese Japanophiles are knowledgeable about Japanese anime and fashion.
She is a Japanophile and travels to Japan every time she has a holiday.
Kanji form borrowed from Chinese; the reading ハーリーズー reflects the Mandarin pronunciation.
Mixed reading using 族 as ぞく; less common but attested.
Borrowed from Mandarin Chinese 哈日族 (hārìzú), literally 'Japan-worshipping tribe/clan'. The term emerged in Taiwanese media in the late 1990s to describe young people obsessed with Japanese pop culture.