主審

Japanese

Kanji in this term
主	審
しゅ Grade: 3	しん Grade: S
kan’on

Etymology

Appears to be a Japanese coinage from Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of 主 (shu, “master, main”) +‎ 審 (shin, “judging”, short for 審判 or 審判員, umpire, referee, judge).[1][2][3][4]

Found in texts from at least 1929.[1]

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) しゅしん [shùshíń] (Heiban – [0])[3][5][4]
- IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝɕĩɴ]

Noun

主審 (hiragana しゅしん, rōmaji shushin)

the chief or head umpire, referee, or judge (in any event in which there are multiple such officials)

Related terms

審判 (しんぱん) (shinpan, “umpiring, refereeing, judging; umpire, referee, judge”)
審判員 (しんぱんいん) (shinpan'in, “umpire, referee, judge”)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJS-2] 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-3] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-5] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN