(Note: Apart from bunraku, in the case of so-called Dayu of Takemoto [name of gidayu] who chants Gidayu-bushi on the stage of kabuki, his stage name is still represented with kanji meaning a 'stout man,' not a 'big man.')
（参考：文楽ではないが、歌舞伎の舞台で義太夫節を語る、いわゆる竹本の太夫の場合は、現在でも「大夫」ではなく「太夫」と表記している。)