太夫

大夫

Reading

Kana: たゆう
Romaji: tayuu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

high-ranking Noh actor

See also: 能太夫
2

head of a school of noh performance

3

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

4

joruri narrator; manzai narrator

See also: 浄瑠璃 万歳 (reading まんざい)
5

female role actor in kabuki

See also: 女形
6

low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine

See also: 御師
7

lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)

Note: Only 太夫

Kanji

Readings: タイ、 タ、 ふと.い、 ふと.る
Meanings: plump, thick, big around
Readings: フ、 フウ、 ブ、 おっと、 それ
Meanings: husband, man
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big