デビュー

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

debut; first appearance; doing something for the first time

Used as a noun or with する for making a first public/professional appearance, or more broadly for trying or starting something for the first time. Often appears as Xデビュー for a first experience in some area.

from French début

• 彼かの女じょは十じゅう七なな歳さいで歌か手しゅとしてデビューした。

  She debuted as a singer at seventeen.

• 週しゅう末まつにキャンプデビューした。

  I tried camping for the first time over the weekend.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

starting anew; starting afresh

Colloquial use, especially in compounds such as 大学デビュー or 高校デビュー, for beginning a new stage with a changed image, lifestyle, or social persona. It can sound mildly teasing depending on context.

• 彼かれは大だい学がくデビューして、急きゅうに派は手でな服ふくを着きるようになった。

  He reinvented himself in college and suddenly started wearing flashy clothes.