noun
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony where a shikomi becomes a maiko
A traditional Kyoto geisha district term for the formal debut of a young woman transitioning from shikomi (trainee) to maiko (apprentice geisha). The ceremony involves visiting tea houses and receiving greetings.
See also: 仕込み (しこみ) · 舞子 (まいこ)
彼女の店出しの日には、多くの芸妓や舞妓がお祝いに駆けつけた。
On the day of her misedashi, many geisha and maiko came to celebrate.
店出しを迎えるまで、仕込みさんは厳しい稽古を積む。
Until her misedashi, the shikomi undergoes rigorous training.
Rare variant combining 見世 and okurigana; mostly historical.
Compound of 店 (mise, 'establishment' or 'tea house') and 出し (dashi, 'putting out' or 'sending out'), referring to the act of presenting a new apprentice to the geisha community.