太夫
たゆう · tayuu (also spelled tayu)
High-ranking noh actor
- head of a school of noh performance
- high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period)
- jōruri narrator, manzai narrator
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High-ranking noh actor. It can also mean: head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period); jōruri narrator, manzai narrator.
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たゆう (tayuu). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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