shimpanEtymologyFrom Japanese 審判 (shinpan, しんぱん), from Middle Chinese 審判 (ʃim-pʰàn "to judge", "to try") (compare Mandarin shěnpàn 审判).shimpan means the four judges, sitting at each cardinal point. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounthe four judges, sitting at each cardinal point