- high-ranking noh actorsee also
- head of a school of noh performance
- high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period)historical term
- jōruri narrator; manzai narratorsee also and
- female role actor in kabukisee also
- low ranking priest in a Shinto shrinesee also
- lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)only applies to 太夫
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Other forms