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Learn how to say Bunraku with Japanese accent.
Bunraku (bunraku): In Japanese, it can be written as 文楽 .
"Bunraku (文楽), also known as Ningyō jōruri (人形浄瑠璃), is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka in 1684. Three kinds of performers take part in a bunraku performance: the Ningyōtsukai or Ningyōzukai (puppeteers), the Tayū (chanters) and shamisen musicians. Occasionally other instruments such as taiko drums will be used.
The most accurate term for the traditional puppet theater in Japan is ningyō jōruri (人形浄瑠璃). The combination of chanting and shamisen playing is called jōruri and the Japanese word for puppet (or dolls, generally) is ningyō. it is used in many plays
Bunraku puppetry has been a documented traditional activity for Japanese for hundreds of years." - from Wikipedia
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Learn how to say Bunraku with Japanese accent.
Bunraku (bunraku): In Japanese, it can be written as 文楽 .
"Bunraku (文楽), also known as Ningyō jōruri (人形浄瑠璃), is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka in 1684. Three kinds of performers take part in a bunraku performance: the Ningyōtsukai or Ningyōzukai (puppeteers), the Tayū (chanters) and shamisen musicians. Occasionally other instruments such as taiko drums will be used.
The most accurate term for the traditional puppet theater in Japan is ningyō jōruri (人形浄瑠璃). The combination of chanting and shamisen playing is called jōruri and the Japanese word for puppet (or dolls, generally) is ningyō. it is used in many plays
Bunraku puppetry has been a documented traditional activity for Japanese for hundreds of years." - from Wikipedia
For more pronunciation of Japanese words, please check:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4JALsptyAzrbc1xVMxjj2QA1jgYAwrDV
Or how Foreign Words are pronunced in Japan, please check:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4JALsptyAzrqkXyiz34ldUlYEYKQwkRW
For more playlist, please check below:
youtube.com/user/JapaneseEng101/playlists
