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Japanese symbol for “linesman”

Romaji: senshin
line judge; linesman

In Japanese, linesman is , read (senshin).

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Meanings

  1. n line judge; linesman (sports)

Kanji and stroke order

line, track
on: セン
kun: すじ
15 strokes · JLPT 2
hearing, judge, trial
on: シン
kun: つまび.らか、つぶさ.に
15 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “linesman”

WordReadingMeaning
ラインズマン rainzumanlinesman

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しんかんせん shinkansenShinkansen; bullet train
むせん musenradio (communication)
ろせん rosenroute (bus, train, air, etc.); line
せんろ senrorailway track; railway line; railroad
ちょくせん chokusenstraight line
ほんせん honsenmain line; trunk line
しんぎ shingideliberation; discussion; consideration
しんぱん shinpanjudgement; judgment; decision

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.