Lexical entry

甲比丹

kapitan

Historical title for the head of the Dutch trading post or a European ship captain.

People & Social LifePure GairaigoSource: Portuguese

Meaning

A term used during the Edo period to refer to the chief representative of the Dutch East India Company at Dejima, or more generally to a European ship captain.

Edo-period Dutch chief trader

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切支丹

キリシタン

A historical term for Christianity in feudal Japan, or for a Christian.

オランダ

The country in northwestern Europe.

Evidence and Provenance

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