公こう認にん読どく手しゅ

noun

certified reader; certified reciter

Used in competitive karuta to refer to a person officially certified to recite the poems during matches. Compare with 専任読手 (full-time professional reader).

See also: 専任読手

• 大たい会かいでは公こう認にん読どく手しゅが百ひゃく人にん一いっ首しゅを読よみ上あげる。

  At the tournament, a certified reader recites the Hyakunin Isshu poems.