専せん任にん読どく手しゅ

noun

designated reader (competitive karuta); highest reader qualification

In competitive karuta, a certified reader who recites poems at official tournaments. The term also refers to the qualification itself. Compare with 公認読手 (certified reader).

See also: 公認読手

• 彼かれは全ぜん日に本ほんかるた協きょう会かいの専せん任にん読どく手しゅとして大たい会かいで句くを読よみ上あげる。

  As a designated reader of the All Japan Karuta Association, he recites the poems at tournaments.

• 専せん任にん読どく手しゅの資し格かくを取とるには厳きびしい試し験けんに合ごう格かくしなければならない。

  To obtain the highest reader qualification, one must pass a rigorous exam.