浄瑠璃
Japanese
editKanji in this term | ||
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浄 | 瑠 | 璃 |
じょう Grade: S |
る Grade: S |
り Grade: S |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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淨瑠璃 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editThe "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
editNoun
edit浄瑠璃 • (jōruri) ←じやうるり (zyaururi)?
- jōruri (form of traditional Japanese narrative music)
- (Buddhism) a pure lapis lazuli gem
Derived terms
edit- 人形浄瑠璃 (ningyō jōruri)
Proper noun
edit浄瑠璃 • (Jōruri) ←じやうるり (zyaururi)?
- a manifestation of 薬師如来 (Yakushi Nyorai, “Bhaiṣajyaguru-tathāgata”) (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
- a place name
Derived terms
edit- 浄瑠璃寺 (Jōruri-ji)
References
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- Japanese terms spelled with 浄 read as じょう
- Japanese terms spelled with 瑠 read as る
- Japanese terms spelled with 璃 read as り
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
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- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- ja:Buddhism
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