太夫
Japanese
edit| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 太 | 夫 |
| たゆう | |
| Grade: 2 | Grade: 4 |
| irregular | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 大夫 |
Etymology
editDerived 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
editNoun
edit- (historical) the highest class of oiran
- Synonym: 本位 (hon'i)
References
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