Kanji
璃
N1
15 strokes
Grade 8
glassy, lapis lazuli
On'yomi (音読み)
リ
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
浄瑠璃
じょうるり
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
瑠璃
るり
lapis lazuli
人形浄瑠璃
にんぎょうじょうるり
Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
玻璃器
はりき
glassware
大瑠璃草
オオルリソウ
hound's-tongue (Cynoglossum zeylanicum)
瑠璃雀鯛
ルリスズメダイ
sapphire devil (Chrysiptera cyanea)
瑠璃貝
るりがい
elongate janthina (Janthina globosa)
山瑠璃草
やまるりそう
Omphalodes japonica (species of flowering plant related to borage)
瑠璃瓦
るりがわら
blue-glazed roof tile
瑠璃蜚蠊
るりごきぶり
Eucorydia yasumatsui (species of cockroach)
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
浄瑠璃語り
じょうるりかたり
jōruri reciter
瑠璃オーストラリア虫食い
るりオーストラリアむしくい
superb blue-wren (Malurus cyaneus); superb fairywren
浄玻璃の鏡
じょうはりのかがみ
mirror found in hell in Enma's chamber that allows people to see their good and bad deeds
瑠璃も玻璃も照らせば光る
るりもはりもてらせばひかる
cream rises to the top; great talent will stand out anywhere
瑠璃も玻璃も照らせば分かる
るりもはりもてらせばわかる
cream rises to the top; great talent will stand out anywhere