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Definition of 太夫

たゆう(tayuu) 【 太夫 ·大夫 】

太夫大 Kanji

  1. (n) high-ranking Noh actor →Related words: 能太夫
  2. head of a school of noh performance
  3. high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period)
  4. joruri narrator; manzai narrator →Related words: 浄瑠璃 , 万歳
  5. female role actor in kabuki →Related words: 女形
  6. low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine →Related words: 御師
  7. lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)

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