召人めしうど

noun

specially invited poet at the Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading

Modern, specific role: a person invited to compose and recite a poem at the 歌会始 (Utakai Hajime), the Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading.

See also: 歌会始

• 今年ことしの歌うた会かい始はじめの召人めしうどに選えらばれたのは、著ちょ名めいな歌か人じんだった。

  The person chosen as the specially invited poet for this year's Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading was a famous tanka poet.

noun

court compiler of waka anthologies

Historical role: a person employed by the Imperial Court to compile anthologies of waka poetry. Not a modern occupation.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だい、召人めしうどは勅ちょく撰せん和わ歌か集しゅうの編へん纂さんに携たずさわった。

  In the Heian period, court compilers were involved in compiling imperial waka anthologies.

noun

person summoned to perform bugaku for the nobility

Historical term: a person summoned to perform bugaku (court music and dance) for the nobility. Rare, specialized usage.

See also: 舞楽

• 宮きゅう中ちゅうでの舞ぶ楽がくのため、召人めしうどが集あつめられた。

  Performers were summoned for the bugaku performance at the imperial court.