second adding of charcoal (tea ceremony)
A technical term in the Japanese tea ceremony (chanoyu). Refers to the second round of adding charcoal to the fire during a tea gathering, typically performed after the main sweets and before the thin tea (usucha). Contrasts with 初炭 (shozumi), the first charcoal addition.
See also: 後炭
In a tea gathering, the procedure for the second charcoal addition is performed before the thin tea.
Compound of 後 (nochi, 'after, later') + の (no, possessive particle) + 炭 (sumi, 'charcoal'). Literally 'charcoal of later', referring to the second charcoal addition in the tea ceremony.