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[た(太)·ゆう(夫)]
tayuu
noun

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[たゆう(大夫)]
tayuu
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English Meaning(s) for 太夫

noun
  1. high-ranking noh actor
  2. head of a school of noh performance
  3. high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period)
  4. jōruri narrator; manzai narrator
  5. female role actor in kabuki
  6. low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
  7. lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
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Meanings for each kanji in 太夫

» plump; thick; big around
» husband; man

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Sample Sentences for 太夫

He is Sandayu Momochi.
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