shimpan

English

Alternative forms

• shinpan

Etymology

From Japanese 審判 (shinpan, しんぱん), from Middle Chinese 審判 (ʃim-pʰàn "to judge", "to try") (compare Mandarin shěnpàn 审判).

Noun

shimpan pl (plural only)

1. (sumo) the four judges, sitting at each cardinal point

Derived terms

• shimpan bucho

Anagrams

• -manship, Manship, Shipman, manship, shipman