カピタン

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Japanese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Portuguese capitão.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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カピタン (kapitan

  1. a captain of a foreign ship from Europe to Japan in the Edo period
  2. VOC Opperhoofden in Japan; a chief trader of the Dutch East India Company during the Edo Period
  3. a kind of striped brocade weave that originated from foreign traders at the end of the Muromachi period
    Synonym: カピタン織 (kapitan-ori)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN