人形浄瑠璃 にんぎょうじょうるり Japanese puppet theatre in which recited… #26,683 Meanings noun Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku) Its kanji 人 ジン、ニン · ひと、-り、-と person 形 ケイ、ギョウ · かた、-がた、かたち、なり shape, form, style 浄 ジョウ、セイ · きよ.める、きよ.い clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu Dynasty 瑠 ル、リュウ lapis lazuli 璃 リ glassy, lapis lazuli