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表層形
甲比丹
カピタン
名詞

甲比丹 (カピタン)

Kapitan · かぴたん — chief trader (of the Dutch trading post at Dejima); captain (of a European ship; Edo period)

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甲比丹 in rōmaji: kapitan.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 カピタン-capitao 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年8月13日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
甲比丹
見出し語 (Lemma)
カピタン-capitao
読み (Reading)
カピタン
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
甲比丹
読み・基本形
カピタン
表記・基本形
甲比丹
見出し語の読み
カピタン
💡 English Meaning

甲比丹 means “chief trader (of the Dutch trading post at Dejima); captain (of a European ship; Edo period)” — full definition & examples →

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カピタン
Lemma: カピタン-capitao
名詞普通名詞一般*
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The surface form (甲比丹) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (カピタン-capitao) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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