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予告編 (よこくへん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

予よ告こく編へん

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Meanings

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noun

trailer; preview

Commonly used for promotional previews of movies, TV shows, and similar media.

映えい画がの予よ告こく編へんを見みて、絶ぜっ対たいに観みに行いこうと思おもった。
After seeing the movie trailer, I decided I definitely want to go see it.

新しん番ばん組ぐみの予よ告こく編へんが流ながれた。

A preview for the new show aired.

Written forms

予よ告こく編へん
Standard modern spelling for a film or TV trailer.
予よ告こく篇へん
Older variant using 篇; still seen in some contexts but 編 is now dominant.

Kanji

予beforehand, previous, myself
告revelation, tell, inform
編compilation, knit, plait
篇volume, chapter, book

Similar words

トレーラー
A loanword from English 'trailer'; used similarly but 予告編 is the more native Japanese term.
予よ告こく
Means 'advance notice' or 'announcement' in general; 予告編 specifically refers to a preview video.

Etymology

Compound of 予告 (advance notice) and 編 (compilation, edition). The spelling 篇 is an older variant of 編.