太夫

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Japanese

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

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

Noun

太夫(たゆう) (tayūたいふ (taifu)?

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

References

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