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太夫
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 太夫.
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Entry
1
high-ranking noh actor
2
head of a school of noh performance
3
Historical term
high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period)
4
jōruri narrator; manzai narrator
5
female role actor in kabuki
6
太夫 only
lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
7
Historical term
head of a sarugaku troupe
8
senior priest at a Shinto shrine
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