jōruri reciter; jōruri chanter
A performer who recites or chants the narrative part of jōruri, a traditional Japanese puppet theater accompanied by shamisen.
See also: 浄瑠璃
He is a famous jōruri reciter and performs on major stages every year.
The recitation style of a jōruri chanter has a distinctive melodic pattern.
浄瑠璃 refers to the narrative music itself or the puppet theater genre, while 浄瑠璃語り specifically denotes the person who recites it.
太夫 is a title for the lead chanter in jōruri and other traditional performing arts; 浄瑠璃語り is a more descriptive term for the role.
Standard kanji spelling for a jōruri reciter.
Irregular okurigana usage; the same kanji can be read じょうるりご (jōruri language) in other contexts.
Compound of 浄瑠璃 (jōruri, a style of narrative music) and 語り (katari, 'recitation' or 'storytelling'). The reading かたり is the nominalized form of 語る (kataru, 'to recite').