操り浄瑠璃 あやつりじょうるり Also written 操浄瑠璃 Meanings Noun Japanese puppet theatre See also: 人形浄瑠璃 (にんぎょうじょうるり). Kanji 操 operate. Read as あやつる. 浄 purify. Read as ジョウ. 瑠 lapis lazuli 璃 lapis lazuli. Read as リ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists