初舞台 はつぶたい Meanings Noun debut; initial stage appearance Kanji 初 first. Read as はつ. 舞 dance 台 platform. Read as タイ. Example sentences 彼女が初舞台を踏んだのは1969年であった。Her first appearance on the stage was in 1969. Common phrases 初舞台を踏む Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists