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?)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) じょーるり [jòórúrí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɾɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Noun

浄(じょう)瑠(る)璃(り) • (jōruri) ←じやうるり (zyaururi)?

  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

浄(じょう)瑠(る)璃(り) • (Jōruri) ←じやうるり (zyaururi)?

  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)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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