主審

Chinese

		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)		主	審
simp. (主审)		主	审

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǔshěn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ ㄕㄣˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chú-sím

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǔshěn [Phonetic: zhúshěn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄕㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔshěn
    • Wade–Giles: chu³-shên³
    • Yale: jǔ-shěn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juusheen
    • Palladius: чжушэнь (čžušɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-sím
    • Tâi-lô: tsú-sím
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zwsiem
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sim⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sim⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sim⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sim⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sim⁴¹/

Verb

主審

1. to review; to preside; to examine

Japanese

Kanji in this term
主	審
しゅ Grade: 3	しん Grade: S
kan'on

Etymology

Appears to be a Japanese coinage from Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of 主 (shu, “master, main”) +‎ 審 (shin, “judging”, short for 審判 or 審判員, umpire, referee, judge).

Found in texts from at least 1929.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゅしん [shùshíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕɨɕĩɴ]

Noun

主(しゅ)審(しん) • (shushin) 

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

Related terms

• 審判(しんぱん) (shinpan, “umpiring, refereeing, judging; umpire, referee, judge”)
• 審判員(しんぱんいん) (shinpan'in, “umpire, referee, judge”)