デート

also: デイト

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

デートする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

date with someone; outing for two; date night

The common everyday sense: a romantic or potentially romantic one-on-one outing. As a verb, it is used as デートする and is intransitive.

calendar date; day or date

A less common katakana use meaning the date or day on a calendar; in ordinary Japanese, 日付 is usually the clearer word.

〈人ひと〉とデートするto go on a date with someone
週しゅう末まつに彼かの女じょとデートする予よ定ていだ。
I'm planning to go on a date with my girlfriend this weekend.
〈人ひと〉をデートに誘さそうto ask someone out on a date
気きになっている人ひとをデートに誘さそった。
I asked out someone I've been interested in.
デートをキャンセルするto cancel a date
急きゅうな仕し事ごとでデートをキャンセルした。
I had to cancel our date because of unexpected work.
〈場ば所しょ〉でデートするto date at a place
遊ゆう園えん地ちでデートするのが好すきだ。
I like going on dates at amusement parks.

日ひ付づけN3sense 2
日付 is the standard Japanese word for a calendar date, while デート in this sense is a rarer katakana usage; デート almost always means a romantic date instead.
逢あい引びき sense 1
逢引き is an old-fashioned, literary word for a secret lovers' meeting, whereas デート is the ordinary modern word for going on a date.
外がい出しゅつN2sense 1
外出 just means going out and carries no romantic sense, while デート specifically implies a social or romantic outing for two.
付つき合あうN3
デートする refers to a single date or outing, whereas 付き合う describes an ongoing relationship or habit of spending time together.

交こう際さいN3
デート refers to a single date or outing with a romantic partner, while 交際 refers to the ongoing relationship or the fact of dating someone.

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デートUsage96%
Standard katakana spelling; high-priority form.
デイトUsage4%
search-only kana form
Attested search-only spelling. In normal modern writing, デート is the expected form.

A katakana word. No language-of-origin note is specified, so the exact borrowing history is not specified here.