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How do you say "umpire" in Japanese?
審判
shinpan
In Japanese, "umpire" is 審判 (shinpan).
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Pronunciation
SHEEN-pahn, two syllables with a nasal 'n' in the first and a crisp 'pan' to finish — no relation to bread despite the sound.
Writing and usage
審判 is written using kanji. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
審判はボールをアウトと宣言しました。
shinpan ha booru wo auto to sengen shimashita.
The umpire called the ball out.
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How to remember 審判
Shinpan ends in 'pan', which elsewhere means bread — picture an umpire calmly slicing a call in half like bread, decisive and clean.
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Questions about 審判
How do you pronounce 審判?
SHEEN-pahn, two syllables with a nasal 'n' in the first and a crisp 'pan' to finish — no relation to bread despite the sound.
Is 審判 formal or casual?
審判 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 審判 written in Japanese?
審判 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as shinpan.
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