ふくさ

small silk wrapper
small cloth for wiping tea utensils

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I

ふくさ【副査】

the vice-chair(person) [vice-chairman, vice-chairwoman] of an investigation [examination] committee; the vice-president of a board of examiners.

●論文審査の副査 the deputy chair of a thesis evaluation committee.

II

ふくさ【袱紗】

a silk wrapping cloth; 〔茶道の〕 a small silk cloth used in the tea ceremony to wipe the utensils and set them on; a fukusa.

●袱紗に包む wrap (up) in a silk cloth.

袱紗捌き 〔茶席で〕 one's handling of the fukusa 《during the tea ceremony》.

袱紗寿司 vinegared rice mixed with seafood and vegetables and wrapped in a thin sheet of omelet.

袱紗料理 a light meal of several dishes in a form that is simplified from a full-course Japanese dinner.