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Jōruri

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Jōruri (浄瑠璃) can refer to:

  • Jōruri (music), a type of sung narrative with shamisen accompaniment, typically found in bunraku, a traditional Japanese puppet theatre
  • Jōruri, a 1985 opera by Japanese composer Minoru Miki
  • Jōruri-ji (浄瑠璃寺), a Buddhist temple in Kyoto

Jōruri is the Hepburn romanization of the Japanese (kanji) word. It is spelled Zyôruri in Kunrei-shiki Rōmaji (ISO 3602), and Zyōruri in Nihon-shiki Rōmaji (ISO 3602 Strict).