審判員(しんぱんいん)

A slightly formal word for a sports official; in conversation and commentary 審判(しんぱん) is more common.

Types

• 主審(しゅしん): the head referee or umpire
• 副審(ふくしん): an assistant referee
• 線審(せんしん): a line judge
• 球審(きゅうしん): the home plate umpire (baseball)
• 塁審(るいしん): a base umpire (baseball)

Similar words

• 審判(しんぱん): the everyday word for the official and for the judging itself
• レフェリー: referee, used in soccer, rugby and boxing
• アンパイア: umpire, mainly baseball

Common collocations

• 審判員(しんぱんいん)の判定(はんてい): the official's call
• 審判員(しんぱんいん)に抗議(こうぎ)する: to protest to the official
• 審判員(しんぱんいん)を務(つと)める: to serve as an official