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Japanese symbol for “trailer”

Romaji: yokoku
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning

In Japanese, trailer is , read (yokoku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt (advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning
  2. n trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)

Kanji and stroke order

beforehand, previous, myself
on: ヨ、シャ
kun: あらかじ.め
4 strokes · JLPT 2
revelation, tell, inform
on: コク
kun: つ.げる
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “trailer”

WordReadingMeaning
よこくへん yokokuhentrailer (for a film, TV show, etc.); preview
トレーラー toreeraatrailer (vehicle)
しゅうたんぶ shuutanbutrailer

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
よてい yoteiplans; arrangement; schedule
よそう yosouexpectation; anticipation; prediction
よやく yoyakureservation; appointment; booking
よさん yosanestimate (of costs); budget
よせん yosenpreliminary contest; qualifying round; trial
よび yobireserve; spare
ほうこく houkokureport; information
こうこく koukokuadvertisement; advertising

See also: Chinese symbol for “trailer”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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