Word Meaning 浄瑠璃

じょうるり joururi

浄瑠璃 is read as じょうるり (joururi) and means jōruri.

Meaning

English

jōruri
type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)

Reading

Kana

じょうるり

Romaji

joururi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 2級 Rank 21509 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

浄瑠璃語り

じょうるりかたり

jōruri reciter

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

old name for the bunraku

浄玻璃

じょうはり

mirror found in hell in Enma's chamber that allows people to see their good and bad deeds

瑠璃

るり

beryl

大瑠璃

おおるり

blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)

小瑠璃

こるり

Siberian blue robin (Luscinia cyane)

浄玻璃の鏡

じょうはりのかがみ

mirror found in hell in Enma's chamber that allows people to see their good and bad deeds

吠瑠璃

べいるり

beryl

瑠璃野路子

るりのじこ

indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea)

瑠璃木葉鳥

るりこのはどり

Asian fairy bluebird (Irena puella)

瑠璃立羽

るりたては

blue admiral (species of nymphalid butterfly, Kaniska canace)