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

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?)

Pronunciation

Noun

浄瑠璃 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 淨瑠璃, hiragana じょうるり, rōmaji jōruri, historical hiragana じやうるり)

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

Derived terms
  • 人 (にん)形 (ぎょう)浄 (じょう)瑠 (る)璃 (り) (ningyō jōruri)

Proper noun

浄瑠璃 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 淨瑠璃, hiragana じょうるり, rōmaji Jōruri, historical hiragana じやうるり)

  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 (る)璃 (り)寺 (じ) (Jōruri-ji)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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