noun
Tarōkaja (common name for a manservant in Noh)
A stock character in Noh theater: a comical manservant, often appearing in kyōgen interludes.
太郎冠者は能の狂言によく登場する。
Tarōkaja often appears in Noh kyōgen.
From 太郎 (Tarō, a common male given name) + 冠者 (kaja, a young man who has undergone the genpuku coming-of-age ceremony). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the name became a conventional label for a servant character in Noh.