심판

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 審判 (“judgement”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)mpʰa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [심(ː)판]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	simpan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	simpan
McCune–Reischauer?	simp'an
Yale Romanization?	sīmphan

Noun

심판 • (simpan) (hanja 審判)

1. judgement
2. (sports) referee; umpire
3. (tarot) Judgement (Tarot card)

Derived terms

• 심판(審判)하다 (simpanhada)