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太夫; 大夫【たゆう】 (n) (1) (See 能太夫) high-ranking Noh actor; (2) head of a school of noh performance; (3) high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); (4) (See 浄瑠璃, 万歳・まんざい) joruri narrator; manzai narrator; (5) (See 女形) female role actor in kabuki; (6) (See 御師) low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine; (7) (太夫 only) lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank) [Edit][L][G][GI][S][A][W] [L][G][GI][S][A][W]

太夫元【たゆうもと】 (n) manager (theatrical company) [Edit][G][GI][S][A]

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