線審(せんしん)

せんしん
noun
line judge; linesman
sports
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.

An official who watches the lines and calls whether the ball or a player is in or out, in sports such as tennis, volleyball and badminton. In soccer the modern term for the officials on the touchlines is 副審(ふくしん); 線審(せんしん) is the older word.

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Related: 審判員(しんぱんいん) (referee)
Related: 主審(しゅしん) (head referee)
Related: 副審(ふくしん) (assistant referee)
Related: オフサイド (offside (sports))
Related: チャレンジ (a player's request for an electronic…)
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Added 2026.1.27 21:31 · Revised 2026.9.28 5:44
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