"大夫" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

Forms: 大夫 [canonical] (ruby: (たい), ()), taifu [romanization]
Etymology: from Chinese 大夫 (“great man”). Also written as 太夫. Head templates: {{ja-noun|たいふ}} 大(たい)夫(ふ) • (taifu)
  1. (historical) an office in Zhou Dynasty, China. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-大夫-ja-noun-2jyE8UDb Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
  2. (historical, in Japan) substitutive style of high ranked courtier, particularly officers in the 5th rank (五位). Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-大夫-ja-noun-wJnGr2lk Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
  3. (historical, in Japan, also daibu) head of shoku(職) or bō(坊), administrative departments of the imperial court. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-大夫-ja-noun-s~mpmPlt
  4. (historical) karō (家老) Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-大夫-ja-noun-EUs5IfLM Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
  5. pine tree (based in an episode Qin Shi Huangdi or the First Emperor of Qin granted a pine tree the dignity of Taifu [1.])
    Sense id: en-大夫-ja-noun-0QRWd388 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 18 9 5 10 28 1 2 8 9 8 1 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 18 10 4 11 26 2 2 7 11 8 2 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 17 10 4 10 27 2 2 8 10 8 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 9 9 4 5 27 10 7 5 7 8 10 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 12 9 5 8 31 3 3 9 9 9 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 17 11 4 11 26 2 2 7 11 8 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 24 14 6 15 40 2
  6. style of Shinto shrine headmaster.
    Sense id: en-大夫-ja-noun-skX3rxKE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: 大夫 [canonical] (ruby: (たゆ), ()), tayū [romanization], taifu [romanization], たいふ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: from taifu (see above) /taiɸu/ → /taiu/ → /tajuː/ Head templates: {{ja-noun|たゆう|hhira=たいふ}} 大(たゆ)夫(う) • (tayū) ^(←たいふ (taifu)?)
  1. (in Noh-theater) iemoto or the head master of shite (シテ) acting family.
    Sense id: en-大夫-ja-noun-tymm2NBr
  2. (in jōruri/bunraku-theater) style of narrators and shamisen players.
    Sense id: en-大夫-ja-noun-e~WhDuMr
  3. (historical, in Edo period) highest ranked prostitutes at the officially approved prostitution areas, such as, Yoshiwara. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-大夫-ja-noun-digNkb~1 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
  4. leading actor in a manzai pair
    Sense id: en-大夫-ja-noun-f9qMOqq0
  5. style of Shinto shrine headmaster
    Sense id: en-大夫-ja-noun-4NOdPH86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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Download raw JSONL data for 大夫 meaning in Japanese (4.7kB)

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