義太夫

ぎだゆう

Meanings

1. Noun gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater) See also: 義太夫節 (ぎだゆうぶし).

Kanji

• 義 justice. Read as ギ.
• 太 thick
• 夫 husband

Words containing 義太夫

• 義太夫節 (ぎだゆうぶし) gidayū ballad drama (narrative accompanied by a shamisen used in the bunraku puppet theater)
• 義太夫語り (ぎだゆうかたり) gidayū reciter

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