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審判員 (しんぱんいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

審しん判ぱん員いん

also: しんばんいん

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Meanings

1

noun

referee; umpire

Official who judges and enforces rules in sports or competitions.

サッカーの試し合あいで審しん判ぱん員いんが笛ふえを吹ふいた。
The referee blew the whistle during the soccer match.
野や球きゅうの審しん判ぱん員

いん

は

ストライク

を

宣せん

告こく

し

た

。

The baseball umpire called a strike.

Written forms

審判員
- しんぱんいん
  Standard kanji spelling.
- しんばんいん
  Alternate reading with rendaku; less common but still used.
しんばんいん

Kanji

審hearing, judge, trial
判judgement, judgment, signature
員employee, member, number

Similar words

審しん判ぱん
審判 can refer to the act of judging or the person (referee/umpire), while 審判員 specifically refers to the person.

Etymology

Compound of 審判 (shinpan, 'judgment') + 員 (in, 'member/person'), literally 'judgment person'.