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審判員 (shinpanin) Japanese meaning: referee | Kotomora

審しん判ぱん員いん

also: しんばんいん

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Meanings

1

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.

Kanji

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

Related 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.

Word family

精せい神しん保ほ健けん審しん判ぱん員いん
mental health reviewer; mental health adjudicator

Built from

審しん判ぱん+員いん

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

Etymology

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