アナウンサー

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English announcer.[1][2][3][4][5]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) アナウンサー [ànáúꜜǹsàà] (Nakadaka – [3])[3][4][5]
IPA^(key): [a̠na̠ɯ̟̃ᵝɰ̃sa̠ː]

Noun

アナウンサー • (anaunsā)

a media announcer, a TV or radio presenter
Synonyms: 放送係 (hōsō-gakari), 放送員 (hōsōin)

Derived terms

(shortening) アナ (ana)

Related terms

アナウンス (anaunsu, “to announce; an announcement”)
アナウンスメント (anaunsumento, “an announcement”)

See also

ニュースキャスター (nyūsukyasutā, “newscaster”)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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