Japanese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From English comeback.

The idol fandom sense is a semantic loan from Korean 컴백 (keombaek, literally comeback).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ka̠mɯ̟ba̠k̚kɯ̟]

Noun

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カムバック (kamubakku

  1. comeback
  2. (South Korean idol fandom) new release after a break, and the associated activity following it

Verb

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カムバックする (kamubakku surusuru (stem カムバック (kamubakkusuru shi), past カムバックした (kamubakkusuru shita))

  1. to make a comeback
  2. (South Korean idol fandom, of an idol or idol group) to make a new release after a break

Conjugation

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