デビュー

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French début.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

デビュー (debyū

  1. a debut
  2. (by extension) getting started
    ロリィタデビュー
    rorīta debyū
    getting started with Lolita fashion

Usage notes[edit]

デビュー is narrower in meaning than 台頭 or 登場, and is generally limited to describing someone making an appearance for the first time.

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Verb[edit]

デビューする (debyū surusuru (stem デビュー (debyūsuru shi), past デビューした (debyūsuru shita))

  1. to make a debut, to come out for the first time

Usage notes[edit]

デビュー is narrower in meaning than 台頭 or 登場, and is generally limited to describing someone making an appearance for the first time.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN