Shirabe
太夫 たゆう
  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
English JMdict
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) high-ranking noh actor
See also: 能太夫 (のうだゆう)
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) head of a school of noh performance
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) historical term high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period)
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) jōruri narrator;manzai narrator
See also: 浄瑠璃 (じょうるり), 万歳 (まんざい)
5
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) female role actor in kabuki
See also: 女形 (おんながた)
6
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) only applies to 太夫 lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
7
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) historical term head of a sarugaku troupe
See also: 猿楽座 (さるがくざ)
8
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) senior priest at a Shinto shrine
See also: 禰宜 (ねぎ)
Other forms 大夫 【たゆう】

漢字 kanji used

太 plump, thick 4画 · JLPT N 3 夫 husband, man 4画 · JLPT N 2