ジャッジjajji

1. noun, sportsjudge
2. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, sportsjudgement; decision; call
3. noun, suru verb, transitive verbjudging (a person, situation, etc.); judgement

• Synonym裁くさばくNeutralVerb for judging or deciding what is right; leans legal or moral, as in trying a case.
• Synonym審判しんぱんNeutralA referee or umpire and their calls, also a trial or judgement; more formal than 「ジャッジ」, which is the colloquial choice.
• Synonym判断はんだんNeutralJudgement in the broadest sense; not limited to calls in a match.
• Synonym判定はんていNeutralDeciding a result or winner, as in 「判定勝ち」; rather formal.
• SynonymジャッジメントNeutralLoanword for judgement or a decision; more abstract, and common in religious or gaming contexts. 「ジャッジ」 usually means refereeing and calls in sports.
• Related審査しんさNeutralScreening or examination, as in 「書類審査」; the nuance is judging against set criteria.
• Related評価ひょうかNeutralEvaluation; the most widely used of these words, centred on weighing how good or bad something is.
• Related鑑定かんていNeutralExpert appraisal of authenticity or value, as in 「美術品の鑑定」.
• Related裁判官さいばんかんNeutralA judge as a legal professional; strictly judicial. 「ジャッジ」 usually refers to a sports official instead.
• Related裁決さいけつWrittenA ruling on a dispute, especially an administrative agency's decision in a legal contest; legal register. 「ジャッジ」 is about sports calls.
• Related品定めしなさだめNeutralSizing people or things up, often critically; colloquial, with a gossipy, judging-others nuance.
• Related品評ひんぴょうNeutralCommenting on things to rank their merit, as in 「品評会」; objects are not limited to goods, and it is never used for sports calls.
• Related判じるはんじるWrittenVerb meaning to judge or infer; literary and somewhat old-fashioned, centred on interpreting meaning.
• Related判ずるはんずるWrittenVerb with the same sense as 「判じる」 but even more archaic and rarely used.
• Related評定ひょうていWrittenAssigning a grade or rating, such as grading results; written/formal prose.
• Related評するひょうするWrittenLiterary verb for evaluating or commenting; written style, as in 「…と評する」.

For referees, calls or judges' scoring in sport, say 「ジャッジ」, as in 「微妙なジャッジ」; in formal contexts use 「審判」 or 「判定」. For judgement in general use 「判断」, for evaluation 「評価」, and for a judge in court 「裁判官」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 審判しんぱん、審査しんさ、判定はんてい、判断はんだん。
2. 審判員しんぱんいん、審査員しんさいん。
3. ボクシング・レスリングなどで副審ふくしん。