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甲比丹
Hiragana
かぴたん / かぴてん
Noun
alt-of
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
甲比丹とは、ポルトガル語・オランダ語由来の「カピタン／カピテン」（船長、隊長、首長などの意味）の漢字表記で、近世日本において南蛮人やオランダ人などの船長や商館長、その土地の指導者的立場にある人物を指して用いられた語である。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのことばで，なんなんとかの長やつかさをさすことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
“卡皮坦/卡皮滕”的旧式写法。 / 历史称谓：船长、首领。 / 历史称谓：长崎出岛的荷兰商馆长。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
「Kapitan／Kapiten」的舊式寫法。 / 舊時指船長、隊長的外來語稱呼。 / 東南亞殖民地時期對社群首領（尤指華人領袖）的稱號。
Korean Meaning
‘카피탄/카피텐’의 옛 표기. / (역사) 유럽 선박의 선장·함장. / (역사) 나가사키 데지마 등의 외국 상관장, 특히 오란다 상관의 장.
Vietnamese Meaning
Dạng viết cổ của “kapitan/kapiten”. / (lịch sử) thuyền trưởng; thủ lĩnh.
Tagalog Meaning
lumang baybay ng “kapitan/kapiten” / (kas.) pinunong Europeo o kapitan ng himpilan pangkalakalan
Sense（1）
Obsolete spelling of カピタン／カピテン (Kapitan/Kapiten)
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甲比丹
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The Kapitan of this ship is a very experienced person.
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この船の甲比丹は非常に経験豊富な人物です。
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