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太夫(たゆう)high-ranking noh actor

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        high-ranking noh actor

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      2. 2.

        head of a school of noh performance

      3. 3.

        high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period)

        Historical term

      4. 4.

        jōruri narrator, manzai narrator

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      5. 5.

        female role actor in kabuki

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      6. 6.

        lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)

        Only applies to 太夫

      7. 7.

        head of a sarugaku troupe

        Historical term,

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      8. 8.

        senior priest at a Shinto shrine

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    All Forms

    太夫 【たゆう】、大夫 【たゆう】

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