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

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).[1][2][3][4]

Found in texts from at least 1929.[1]

Pronunciation

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)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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