浄瑠璃

じょうるり

Meanings

1. Noun jōruri (i.e.: type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater))

Kanji

• 浄 purify. Read as ジョウ.
• 瑠 lapis lazuli
• 璃 lapis lazuli. Read as リ.

Words containing 浄瑠璃

• 人形浄瑠璃 (にんぎょうじょうるり) Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
• 操り浄瑠璃 (あやつりじょうるり) Japanese puppet theatre
• 浄瑠璃語り (じょうるりかたり) jōruri reciter

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