浄瑠璃

See also: 淨瑠璃 and 净瑠璃

Japanese

Kanji in this term
浄	瑠	璃
じょう Grade: S	る Grade: S	り Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
淨瑠璃 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

The "narrative music" sense is derived from 浄瑠璃姫 (Jōruri-hime), the name of a rich man's daughter from 浄瑠璃物語 (Jōruri monogatari), expanded to mean a form of music based on the ballad drama. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

1. jōruri (form of traditional Japanese narrative music)
2. (Buddhism) a pure lapis lazuli gem

Derived terms

• 人形(にんぎょう)浄(じょう)瑠璃(るり) (ningyō jōruri)

Proper noun

1. a manifestation of 薬師如来 (Yakushi Nyorai, “Bhaiṣajyaguru-tathāgata”) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
2. a place name

Derived terms

• 浄(じょう)瑠璃(るり)寺(じ) (Jōruri-ji)