Jisho

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Noun
1. high-ranking noh actorSee also 能太夫
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2. head of a school of noh performance
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3. high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period)Historical term
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4. jōruri narrator; manzai narratorSee also 浄瑠璃, See also 万歳 まんざい
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5. female role actor in kabukiSee also 女形
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6. low ranking priest in a Shinto shrineSee also 御師
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7. lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)Only applies to 太夫
Other forms
大夫 【たゆう】

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