太夫

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
たゆう
Grade: 2 Grade: 4
irregular
Alternative spelling
大夫
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Etymology[edit]

Derived from Middle Chinese 太夫 (MC thajH bju|pju), with cross-morpheme 音便 (onbin) sound change that is unusual in Sino-Japanese vocabulary.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

太夫(たゆう) (tayūたいふ (taifu)?

  1. (historical) the highest class of oiran
    Synonym: 本位 (hon'i)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN