How to say "debut" in Japanese

• デビューCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe all-purpose word for a debut: a first public appearance, as when a singer, actor, or athlete first performs professionally, and more generally doing something for the first time. It is the default choice.
  その女優じょゆうのデビューは８歳さいの時ときでした。↗

  The actress made her debut when she was eight.
• 初舞台はつぶたいCommon
  nounCovers 'debut' only as a first appearance on stage — literally 'first stage' — as in an actor's first theater performance. For debuts in other fields it is not the word you want.
  彼女かのじょが初舞台はつぶたいを踏ふんだのは1969年ねんであった。↗

  Her first appearance on the stage was in 1969.

Use 「デビュー」 for a debut in general — a first public appearance in entertainment, sports, or any field — and 初舞台 only when the debut is specifically a first appearance on stage.

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• デビューdebut
• 初舞台はつぶたいdebut
• 出初めでぞめdebut
• 新登場しんとうじょうdebut
• 初出場はつしゅつじょうdebut
• 初登場はつとうじょうdebut
• 初公開はつこうかいdebut
• お披露目おひろめ(formal) announcement
• 処女しょじょdebut
• お目見えおめみえfirst (public) appearance