人形浄瑠璃

にんぎょうじょうるり

Meanings

1. Noun Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku) See also: 浄瑠璃 (じょうるり). See also: 文楽 (ぶんらく).

Kanji

• 人 person. Read as ニン.
• 形 shape. Read as ギョウ.
• 浄 purify. Read as ジョウ.
• 瑠 lapis lazuli
• 璃 lapis lazuli. Read as リ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists