Meaningglassy · lapis lazuliOn'yomiリCommon compounds (3)琉璃 るりberyl浄瑠璃 じょうるりjōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)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)