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.

Synonyms edit

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.

Conjugation edit

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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