後ご炭ずみ

noun

second adding of charcoal to the fire (tea ceremony)

A technical term used in the context of the Japanese tea ceremony (茶道). Refers to the second addition of charcoal to the hearth during a tea gathering, typically performed after the main sweets and before the thin tea (薄茶).

See also: 後の炭

• 茶ちゃ事じでは、後ご炭ずみの手て前まえが終おわると薄うす茶ちゃが点たてられる。

  In a tea ceremony, after the second charcoal-laying procedure, thin tea is prepared.