Shimpan meaning

(sumo) The four judges, sitting at each cardinal point.
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Origin of shimpan

  • From Japanese 審判 (shinpan しんぱん), from Middle Chinese 審判 (ʃim-pʰàn "to judge", "to try") (compare Mandarin shěnpàn 审判).
    From Wiktionary