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Etymology

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From Japanese 審判部長 (shinpan buchō, しんぱんぶちょう), from Middle Chinese 審判 (ʃim-pʰàn "to judge", "to try") (compare Mandarin shěnpàn 审判) + 部長 (búw-ʈjáng "department leader") (compare Mandarin bùzhǎng 部长).

Noun

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shimpan bucho (plural shimpan bucho)

  1. (sumo) The chief judge at a sumo bout.

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