【かっしき】

    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. announcing meals (at a Zen monastery); meal announcerBuddhism
  2. noh mask resembling a young attendant who announces mealtimes in a Zen monastery
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Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. announcing meals (at a Zen monastery); meal announcer
  2. This refers to the practice in Zen monasteries where a specific individual is responsible for announcing meals to the residents. It highlights the importance of meals as part of the daily routine in Zen living.
  3. noh mask resembling a young attendant who announces mealtimes in a Zen monastery
  4. This refers to a specific type of noh mask used in traditional Japanese theater, similar to the role of a meal announcer in a Zen monastery. It symbolizes certain characteristics associated with the attendants in the context of Zen culture.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to announce mealsthe voice of a meal announcerthe time for meal announcementsthe etiquette of the meal announcerthe ritual of announcing mealsto listen to the meal announcementyoung attendant meal announcerZen meal announcementafter the meal announcementto serve as a meal announcer