璃

Meaning

璃 centers on a glassy, translucent quality, especially in reference to precious stones like lapis lazuli. It describes something with a smooth, shiny, jewel-like surface.

• 瑠璃るり

  lapis lazuli

• 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)

• 玻璃はり

  quartz

• 吠瑠璃べいるり

  beryl

• 大瑠璃おおるり

  blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)

• 小瑠璃こるり

  Siberian blue robin (Luscinia cyane)

• 山瑠璃草やまるりそう

  Omphalodes japonica (species of flowering plant related to borage)

• 操り浄瑠璃あやつりじょうるり

  Japanese puppet theatre

• 浄玻璃じょうはり

  fine crystal; clear glass

• 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

• 浄瑠璃語りじょうるりかたり

  jōruri reciter

• 玻璃器はりき

  glassware

• 玻璃長石はりちょうせき

  sanidine

• 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; lapis lazuli and crystals shine when lit up

• 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; you realize what things are lapis lazuli and crystal when they are lit up

• 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; blue wren

• 瑠璃唐草るりからくさ

  nemophila (Nemophila menziesii); baby blue-eyes

• 瑠璃懸巣るりかけす

  Lidth's jay (Garrulus lidthi)

• 瑠璃木葉鳥るりこのはどり

  Asian fairy bluebird (Irena puella)

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