Word Meaning 太夫
たゆう
tayuu
太夫 is read as たゆう (tayuu) and means female role actor in kabuki.
Meaning
English
- female role actor in kabuki
- head of a school of noh performance
- high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period)
- high-ranking noh actor
- lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
- low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
- jōruri narrator
- manzai narrator
Reading
Kana
たゆう
Romaji
tayuu
Writing Variants
- 大夫 たゆう tayuu
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 8 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12義太夫節
ぎだゆうぶし
gidayū ballad drama (narrative accompanied by a shamisen used in the bunraku puppet theater)
Example Sentences
1彼は百地三太夫です。
He is Sandayu Momochi.
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Character Names
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