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アナウンサー (anaunsaa) Japanese meaning: announcer | Kotomora
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She wants to become a TV announcer.
The radio announcer read the news.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 がアナウンサーになる to become an announcer
After graduating from university, she became a TV station announcer.
アナウンサーが 原げん 稿こう を 読よ む for an announcer to read a script (e.g. news)
The announcer read the script in a calm voice.
アナウンサーが 実じっ 況きょう する for an announcer to give live commentary (e.g. of a sports match)
The announcer was giving live commentary on the match.
アナウンサーがロケに 出で る for a (variety show) announcer to go on location for a report
In that show, a young announcer goes on location to do food reports.
Related words キャスター refers specifically to a news anchor who analyzes and comments on stories, while アナウンサー is the broader term covering any TV or radio presenter.
司会者 is a general word for an MC or chairperson at any event, whereas アナウンサー specifically implies a trained broadcaster employed by a station.
レポーター covers anyone who reports from the scene (not necessarily a station employee), while アナウンサー in its variety-show sense refers to in-house TV talent doing similar on-location reports.
アナウンサー is a broad term for any broadcast presenter, while ニュースキャスター refers specifically to someone who presents the news.
アナ is the casual, spoken abbreviation used in broadcasting slang, while アナウンサー is the full, neutral word for an announcer.
Counted with The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).
Etymology Loanword from English 'announcer', adapted into Japanese with the long vowel アナウンサー.
