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noun
- high-ranking noh actor.
 - head of a school of noh performance.
 - high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period). Messages.hist.
 - jōruri narrator, manzai narrator.
 - female role actor in kabuki.
 - lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank).
 - head of a sarugaku troupe. Messages.hist.
 - senior priest at a Shinto shrine.
 
Variations
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                            太夫 | たゆう | ||||||
                                
 
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                            大夫 | たゆう | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
plump, thick, big around
タイ ふと.い タ (2nd, N3)