線審(せんしん)

せんしん
noun
line judge; linesman
1. line judge; linesman
a sports official who watches the lines on a court or field to determine if balls or players are in or out of bounds
線審(せんしん)がアウトと判定(はんてい)した。
The line judge called it out.
テニスの試合(しあい)では複数(ふくすう)の線審(せんしん)がいる。
In tennis matches, there are multiple line judges.
線審(せんしん)の判定(はんてい)はチャレンジで覆(くつがえ)ることがある。
Line judge calls can be overturned by challenges.

SPORTS OFFICIATING:
線審(せんしん) specifically watches boundary lines in sports like tennis, volleyball, and soccer.

SPORTS USING 線審(せんしん):

  • テニス - tennis (watching service lines, baselines)
  • バレーボール - volleyball
  • サッカー - soccer (assistant referees watching touchlines)
  • バドミントン - badminton

RELATED OFFICIALS:

  • 主審(しゅしん) - head referee
  • 副審(ふくしん) - assistant referee
  • 審判員(しんぱんいん) - referee (general term)

MODERN TECHNOLOGY:

  • ホークアイ (Hawk-Eye) - electronic line calling
  • チャレンジ制度(せいど) - challenge system

COMMON CALLS:

  • イン - in
  • アウト - out
  • フォルト - fault (tennis serve)
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Added 2026.1.27 21:31
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