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 (opera), an opera by Japanese composer Miki Minoru.
• Jōruri-ji (浄瑠璃寺), a Buddhist temple near Nara.

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).

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