語感 Dictionary

太夫

たゆう

high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period); jōruri narrator

Also written 大夫

Meanings

  1. Noun

    high-ranking noh actor
  2. head of a school of noh performance
  3. high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period)historical term
  4. jōruri narrator; manzai narrator
  5. female role actor in kabuki
All 8 meanings
  1. lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
  2. head of a sarugaku troupehistorical term
  3. senior priest at a Shinto shrine

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