審判|しんぱんshinpan[0]heiban (flat)
しんばんshinban
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbjudgement; judgment; decision; verdict; sentence
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbrefereeing; umpiring; judging
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, Christianityjudgement (of God)
- nounreferee; umpire; judge
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 審判する（しんぱんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 審判します（しんぱんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 審判しない（しんぱんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 審判しません（しんぱんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 審判せず・審判せぬ（しんぱんせず・しんぱんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 審判した（しんぱんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 審判しました（しんぱんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 審判しなかった（しんぱんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 審判しませんでした（しんぱんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 審判して（しんぱんして） |
| Potential | 審判できる（しんぱんできる） |
| Passive | 審判される（しんぱんされる） |
| Causative | 審判させる（しんぱんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 審判させられる（しんぱんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 審判すれば（しんぱんすれば） |
| tara | 審判したら（しんぱんしたら） |
| Volitional | 審判しよう（しんぱんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 審判しましょう（しんぱんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 審判しろ（しんぱんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym判断はんだんNeutralYour own judgement after thinking something over; the broadest word here. 「審判」 is about an authority ruling on right and wrong or who wins.
- Synonym判定はんていNeutralA ruling on win or loss, pass or fail, made against set rules or standards, as in 「判定勝ち」. 「審判」 also means the referee and court judgements.
- SynonymジャッジCasualColloquial loanword for a referee or a call, and for judging people in general. In formal settings say 「審判」.
- SynonymレフェリーNeutralLoanword for the referee, especially the head official, in football, boxing, rugby and the like. Baseball uses 「アンパイア」; as a general term say 「審判」.
- Synonym裁くさばくNeutralVerb for judging right and wrong, mostly in court or in moral terms, as in 「罪を裁く」. 「審判」 is a noun.
- Related裁判さいばんNeutralThe court procedure of trying a case and giving judgement. 「審判」 is for sports officiating; in law it also covers family and maritime cases.
- RelatedアンパイアNeutralLoanword for umpires in baseball and similar sports. For sport in general say 「審判」; boxing and football use 「レフェリー」.
- Related審判員しんぱんいんWrittenWritten word for the person who officiates. 「審判」 covers both the official and the refereeing itself or a court judgement.
- Related判じるはんじるWrittenWritten verb meaning to judge, and also to solve a riddle or make a guess. In everyday speech say 「判断する」.
- Related判ずるはんずるWrittenThe 「ずる」-form counterpart of 「判じる」; written style, for judging or deciphering. Not used in everyday speech.
Use 「審判」 for sports referees and their calls, also as the verb 「審判する」; in law it covers family and maritime cases. 「裁判」 is a court trial, 「判定」 a rules-based ruling on win/loss or pass/fail, 「判断」 your own judgement, 「裁く」 the verb to judge. 「レフェリー」 (football, boxing) and 「アンパイア」 (baseball) are loanwords.
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