Japanese Dictionary
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Meaning of 太夫 in Japanese
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太夫, 大夫
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Kana Readingたゆう
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Romajitayū
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- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- high-ranking Noh actor
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- head of a school of noh performance
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- high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period)
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- joruri narrator; manzai narrator
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- female role actor in kabuki
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- low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
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- lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
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