[るり, ruri](n) (1) lapis lazuli; (2) (abbr) (See 瑠璃色) lapis lazuli (color); (3) (abbr) (See 吠瑠璃) beryl; (4) (abbr) (See 小瑠璃, 大瑠璃, 瑠璃鶲) mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); (5) (obsc) glass#16484[Add to Longdo]
[にんぎょうじょうるり, ningyoujoururi](n) (1) (See 浄瑠璃) Japanese puppet theatre in which a narrative is accompanied by a shamisen; (2) (See 文楽) older and more neutral name for bunraku[Add to Longdo]