まもなく公開
mamonaku kōkai
The English phrase "coming soon" is translated into Japanese as まもなく公開 (mamonaku kōkai).
まもなく公開 is used to indicate a scheduled release, most commonly in marketing for movies, games or exhibitions. The term まもなく implies a sense of immediacy, suggesting that the event will happen shortly.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of まもなく (mamonaku), meaning "soon" and 公開 (kōkai), meaning "public release" or "opening to the public".
How do you pronounce it?
mamonaku kōkai
Did you know?
- In casual digital contexts, Japanese users often use the English loanword 'coming soon' written in katakana as カミングスーン. This is often perceived as more 'stylish' or 'modern' than the formal まもなく公開.
- The kanji in 公開 can be read as 'kōkai', but when used as a verb 公開する, it describes the act of making something public. This is distinct from 発売, which is used specifically for the 'release' of a physical product for sale.
- While 公開 is used for movies, the phrase 近日公開 is often seen on posters to mean 'opening soon'. The word 近日 literally means 'near days', treating time as a physical distance.
Examples in context
- この映画は近日公開予定です。This movie is scheduled to be released soon.
- まもなく、お食事の提供が始まります。The meal service will begin shortly.
- 新しい映画がじきに上映されるみたいだよ。I heard the new movie will be showing soon.
- 新作映画はまもなく公開です。Shinsaku eiga wa maomanaku koukai desu.The new movie is coming soon.
- そのアニメはまもなく公開される予定です。Sono anime wa maomanaku koukai sareru yotei desu.That anime is scheduled to be released soon.
Example conversation
Yui and Kenta are looking at a movie teaser website.
- 結衣 Yui見て、この映画の予告編だね。mite, kono eiga no yokokuhen dane.Look, it's the trailer for this movie.
- 健太 Kentaでも、本編はまだ見られないね。demo, honpen wa mada mirarenai ne.But we can't watch the full movie yet.
- 結衣 Yuiここ、「まもなく公開」って書いてあるよ。koko, "mamonaku koukai" tte kaite aru yo.It says "coming soon" right here.
- 健太 Kenta本当だ。公開まであと少しだね。hontou da. koukai made ato sukoshi dane.You're right. Just a little longer until the release.
