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shimpan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shim-pan
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the four judges, sitting at each cardinal point

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

shinpan (alternative)

Questions

What does shimpan mean?
the four judges, sitting at each cardinal point
Where does shimpan come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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