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：2026/01/03
大夫
Hiragana
たゆう
Noun
in Noh-theater
in jōruri bunraku-theater
historical
in Edo period
Japanese Meaning
能楽や文楽などでの「大夫」は、家元や座の長を指したり、浄瑠璃の語り手や義太夫節などの語り物の太夫、またその流派・様式を指す語として用いられる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのげいで、げいのいえのおさのなまえ。また、かたりてやしゃみせんのわざのまとまりのなまえ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（能乐）指“シテ”（主演）家系的家元、宗师。 / （净琉璃／文乐）说唱（旁白）与三味线演奏的流派风格。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
能樂中主角（シテ）家系的家元。 / 淨瑠璃、文樂中說唱者與三味線演奏者的風格（流派）。
Korean Meaning
노에서 시테 배우 가문의 수장. / 조루리·분라쿠에서 낭창과 샤미센 연주의 유파·양식.
Vietnamese Meaning
(Noh) trưởng môn (iemoto) của dòng phái diễn vai shite / (Jōruri/Bunraku) phong cách của người xướng (kể chuyện) và nghệ sĩ shamisen
Tagalog Meaning
pinuno (iemoto) ng angkan ng shite sa Noh / estilo ng mga tagapagsalaysay at tumutugtog ng shamisen sa jōruri/bunraku
Sense（1）
(in Noh-theater) iemoto or the head master of shite (シテ) acting family.
Sense（2）
(in jōruri/bunraku-theater) style of narrators and shamisen players.
Sense（3）
(historical, in Edo period) highest ranked prostitutes at the officially approved prostitution areas, such as, Yoshiwara.
Sense（4）
leading actor in a manzai pair
Sense（5）
style of Shinto shrine headmaster
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana historical ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
(in Noh-theater) iemoto or the head master of shite (シテ) acting family. / (in jōruri/bunraku-theater) style of narrators and shamisen players.
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大夫
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I was examined by the doctor.
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大夫に診てもらいました。
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