Chinese edit

 
to own; to host; master
to own; to host; master; lord; primary
 
to examine; to investigate; carefully
to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)
trad. (主審)
simp. (主审)

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

主審

  1. to review; to preside; to examine

Japanese edit

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

Etymology edit

Appears to be a Japanese coinage from Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of (shu, master, main) +‎ (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 edit

Noun edit

(しゅ)(しん) (shushin

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

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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN