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    3. 太夫

    太夫

    太た夫ゆう

    high-ranking noh actor

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab8 strokes

    大夫

    たゆう

    Noun

    1.
    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
    6.
    lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
    7.
    head of a sarugaku troupe
    historical term
    8.
    senior priest at a Shinto shrine

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    Kanji that make up this word

    太
    ふと.い・ふと.る…(5)
    plump・thick・big around
    夫
    おっと・それ…(7)
    husband・man
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