登とう場じょう

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登場する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

entrance on stage; appearance in a work

Used for characters entering a stage, or appearing in a book, film, or other creative work. Antonym: 退場 (exit from stage).

Antonyms: 退場

appearance on the scene; arrival; emergence

Broader use for something new appearing in a situation, market, or field. Often used for products, trends, or notable figures.

〈場ば所しょ〉に登とう場じょうするto make an appearance in/at a place
その俳はい優ゆうは新あたらしい映えい画がに登とう場じょうする。
The actor appears in the new movie.
〈物もの〉が登とう場じょうするfor a new product or thing to appear on the market
来らい月げつ、新あたらしいスマートフォンが登とう場じょうする。
A new smartphone will appear on the market next month.
初はじめて登とう場じょうするto appear for the first time
彼かれはこのシーンで初はじめて登とう場じょうする。
He appears for the first time in this scene.
〈人ひと〉が主しゅ人じん公こうとして登とう場じょうするfor someone to appear as the protagonist
この小しょう説せつには少しょう女じょが主しゅ人じん公こうとして登とう場じょうする。
A girl appears as the protagonist in this novel.

出しゅつ現げんN1sense 2
出現 is a broader, more neutral word for something appearing or emerging, whereas 登場 carries a sense of making an entrance, as on a stage or in a market.
出しゅつ演えんN1sense 1
出演 specifically means appearing as a performer in a show or broadcast, while 登場 is broader and can refer to a character in a story or a product on the market.
登とう壇だん
登場 is the general word for appearing on a stage or scene (e.g. in a play or story), while 登壇 specifically means stepping up to a podium to give a speech or lecture.

退たい場じょう sense 1
leaving a venue; exit; walkout · exit from the stage; leaving the stage

出しゅつ場じょうN3
出場 means to participate or enter a competition (like a match or contest), while 登場 means to make an entrance or appearance, so they are easily confused by their similar kanji.
搭とう乗じょうN1
登場 (an appearance, e.g. on stage or in a story) is pronounced identically to 搭乗 (boarding a plane or ship) but has a completely different meaning.

Compound of 登 (ascend, go up) and 場 (place, stage). Literally 'ascend the stage', extended to any notable appearance.