予告(よこく)

よこく
noun, suru verb
advance notice; preview; trailer
1. advance notice; prior announcement
informing someone about something before it happens
予告(よこく)なしに訪問(ほうもん)された。
They visited without advance notice.
一週間前(いっしゅうかんまえ)に予告(よこく)してください。
Please give us a week's notice.
犯人(はんにん)は犯行(はんこう)を予告(よこく)していた。
The criminal had announced the crime in advance.
2. trailer; preview (for movies/shows)
a short promotional video showing upcoming content
映画(えいが)の予告(よこく)編(へん)を見(み)た。
I watched the movie trailer.
次回(じかい)予告(よこく)が楽(たの)しみだ。
I look forward to the preview of the next episode.
予告(よこく)だけで内容(ないよう)がわかってしまった。
I could tell the whole story just from the trailer.

FORMATION:
予(よ) (beforehand) + 告(こく) (announce) → announce beforehand

VERB FORM:
予告(よこく)する (to give advance notice, to announce)

RELATED COMPOUNDS:

  • 予告(よこく)編(へん) (trailer, preview)
  • 次回(じかい)予告(よこく) (preview of next episode)
  • 予告(よこく)犯(はん) (crime announced in advance)
  • 予告(よこく)なし (without notice)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 告知(こくち) (notification, announcement)
  • 通知(つうち) (notification)
  • 事前(じぜん)連絡(れんらく) (advance contact)
  • トレーラー (trailer - loanword)

USAGE:
予告(よこく)なし or 予告(よこく)なしに (without notice/warning) is a common phrase used when something happens unexpectedly or without prior communication.

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Added 2026.1.26 13:46 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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