にん
人
ぎょう
形
じょう
浄
る
瑠
り
璃

noun

  1. Japanese puppet theater in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
にん
人
ぎょう
形
じょう
浄
る
瑠
り
璃
 人形浄瑠璃 にんぎょうじょうるり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
shape, form, style
かたち　ケイ　ギョウ (2nd, N3)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
clean, purify, cleanse
ジョウ　セイ　きよ.める (9th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
contend, dispute, argue
ソウ　あらそ.う　いか.でか (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
snout, hand
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
lapis lazuli
ル　リュウ　るり (11th, N1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
detain, fasten, halt
ル　とめ　と.める (5th, N3)
sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, 5-7AM
う　ボウ　モウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
glassy, lapis lazuli
リ　あき (11th, N1)
rare beast, strange, elegant
チ　リ
cruel, unfortunate, sad
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
villain, evil, bad luck
キョウ (7th, N1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
rump, footprint radical (no. 114)
ジュウ　ニュ　あしあと
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)