shimpan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. the four judges, sitting at each cardinal point

Word forms

shimpan shinpan

Etymology

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).

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