出(だ)し物(もの)

だしもの
noun
show; performance; attraction
1. show; performance; attraction; program item
An item on a program or a performance presented at a festival, school event, cultural gathering, or entertainment venue.
今日(きょう)の出(だ)し物(もの)は何(なん)ですか。
What's today's show?
文化祭(ぶんかさい)の出(だ)し物(もの)を決(き)めよう。
Let's decide on our attraction for the school festival.
今年(ことし)の忘年会(ぼうねんかい)では、各部署(かくぶしょ)が出(だ)し物(もの)を用意(ようい)することになった。
Each department was asked to prepare a performance for this year's year-end party.

Derived from 出(だ)す (to put out, to present) + 物(もの) (thing). Refers to anything presented as entertainment or as part of a program.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 出(だ)し物(もの)を用意(ようい)する: to prepare a show/attraction
  • 出(だ)し物(もの)を決(き)める: to decide on a performance
  • 出(だ)し物(もの)の練習(れんしゅう): rehearsal for a show
  • 余興(よきょう)の出(だ)し物(もの): an entertainment act

USAGE:
This word is commonly used in the context of school festivals (文化祭(ぶんかさい), 学園祭(がくえんさい)), company parties (忘年会(ぼうねんかい), 新年会(しんねんかい)), and community events (祭(まつ)り). Each group or class typically prepares a 出(だ)し物(もの) — which can range from skits and dances to food stalls and haunted houses.

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