Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 太夫(たゆう) in Japanese

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


Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

4 strokes

plump, thick, big around

On'Yomi: タイ, タ

Kun'Yomi: ふと.い, ふと.る

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JLPT 3

4 strokes

husband, man

On'Yomi: フ, フウ, ブ

Kun'Yomi: おっと, それ

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

large, big

On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: おお-, おお.きい, -おお.いに

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