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ショータイム (shootaimu) Japanese meaning: showtime | Kotomora

ショータイム

also: ショウタイム

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Meanings

1

showtime

Borrowed from English, used in entertainment contexts to announce the start of a performance or event.

いよいよショータイムだ！
It's finally showtime!

ショータイムのアナウンスが流ながれた。

The showtime announcement played.

Built from

ショー+タイム

Written forms

ショー・タイム
- ショータイム
  Variant with a middle dot, sometimes used in titles or stylized writing.
- ショー・タイム
ショウ・タイム
Search-only kana form with middle dot; not a common practical spelling.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'showtime'.