予告編(よこくへん)

よこくへん
noun
trailer; preview (of a film or show)
1. trailer; preview; teaser
A short promotional video shown before a film, TV series, or other media to generate interest. Equivalent to a movie trailer.
新作(しんさく)映画(えいが)の予告編(よこくへん)を見(み)た。
I saw the trailer for the new movie.
この予告編(よこくへん)だけで泣(な)きそうになった。
Just watching this trailer almost made me cry.
来月(らいげつ)公開(こうかい)の予告編(よこくへん)がネットで話題(わだい)になっている。
The trailer for next month's release is getting a lot of buzz online.

A compound of 予告(よこく) (advance notice, preview) and 編(へん) (episode, installment). Refers specifically to promotional video clips for movies, TV shows, anime, and similar media.

USAGE:
The standard Japanese word for what English speakers call a "trailer" or "preview." The English loanword トレーラー is sometimes used in industry contexts, but 予告編(よこくへん) is far more common in everyday Japanese. Often shortened to 予告(よこく) in casual speech, especially for TV show previews.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 予告編(よこくへん)を見(み)る — to watch a trailer
  • 予告編(よこくへん)が公開(こうかい)される — a trailer is released
  • 予告編(よこくへん)映像(えいぞう) — trailer footage
  • 特報(とくほう) — teaser trailer (shorter, earlier preview)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 予告(よこく) — advance notice; also short for 予告編(よこくへん)
  • 特報(とくほう) — teaser (shorter, usually the first preview released)
  • 次回予告(じかいよこく) — preview of the next episode (TV/anime)
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