浄瑠璃 じょうるり jōruri #14,820 Meanings noun jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater) Its kanji 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