Japanese puppet theatre; ningyō jōruri
Traditional Japanese puppet theatre with narrative chanting and shamisen music. The term is rare in modern everyday language; 人形浄瑠璃 is the more common synonym.
See also: 人形浄瑠璃
Ayatsuri jōruri is a traditional performing art in which puppets are manipulated to the narration of a tayū and shamisen music.
More common modern term for the same art form; 操り浄瑠璃 is a rarer synonym.
Full standard spelling for the traditional puppet theatre.
Abbreviated spelling; less common than 操り浄瑠璃.
Compound of 操り (ayatsuri, 'manipulation, puppetry') and 浄瑠璃 (jōruri, a style of narrative chanting). The term directly describes the puppet-driven jōruri performance.