主審
Meanings
1
referee; umpire; head official
Sports term for the main official who enforces rules and makes final decisions during a match. In soccer and boxing, 'referee' is the typical translation; in baseball, 'umpire' is more common.
The referee showed a red card during the soccer match.
The baseball umpire judges whether a pitch is a strike or a ball.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が主審を務めるfor someone to serve as the (head) referee
A former pro player served as the referee for this match.
- 主審の判定the referee's ruling/decision
The players protested the referee's decision.
- 主審が〈動詞〉the referee does (some action, e.g. blows the whistle, shows a card)
The referee blew the whistle and stopped the match.