喝食行者かっしきあんじゃ

noun

meal announcer (Zen monastery)

A specific role in a Zen monastery responsible for announcing meals. This is a highly specialized Buddhist term.

• 禅ぜん寺でらでは、喝かっ食し行者きあんじゃが食しょく事じの開かい始しを告つげる。

  At a Zen temple, the meal announcer proclaims the start of the meal.