Entry
  1. Noun

    chief trader (of the Dutch trading post at Dejima)

    Historical termUsually written using kana alonesee 出島

  2. captain (of a European ship; Edo period)

    Historical termUsually written using kana alone

Also written 甲必丹【カピタン】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace

Kun
きのえ
On
コウカン
Strokes
5
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1073 of 2500
Radical
field
WaniKani
Level 39

Built from

Used in names as

かぶとまさまさる

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
4-5-1SKIP code
0a5.34The Kanji Dictionary
6050.0Four corner code
3655deroo
7532Unicode hex code
1-25-35JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
92Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3725New Nelson (John Haig)
3481New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4293Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2169Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2923Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1113Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1194Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1071A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
184Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1082Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21725Morohashi
1243A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
982Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1016Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1540Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1053Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1816Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1331Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1122Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jia3Pinyin reading
gabKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
39WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

compare, race, ratio, Philippines

Kun
くら.べる
On
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
329 of 2500
Radical
compare
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Used in names as

ぴっ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-2-2, 1-3-2SKIP code
2m3.5The Kanji Dictionary
2171.0, 2111.0Four corner code
1256deroo
6bd4Unicode hex code
1-40-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2470Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3010New Nelson (John Haig)
26New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
29Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
14Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
14Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
447Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
482Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
557A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
137Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
589Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16743Morohashi
771A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
798Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
812Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
697sakade
660Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
792henshall3
643Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
450crowley
276Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1146Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
456Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bi3, bi4Pinyin reading
biKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rust-colored, red, red lead, pills, sincerity

Kun
On
タン
Strokes
4
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1402 of 2500
Radical
dot
WaniKani
Level 53

Built from

Used in names as

たみまこと

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
4-4-1SKIP code
0a4.34The Kanji Dictionary
7744.0Four corner code
3647deroo
4e39Unicode hex code
1-35-16JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
163Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
36New Nelson (John Haig)
3441New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4249Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2147Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2897Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2038Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2196Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1263A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
79Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1852Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
99Morohashi
1563A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1093Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1144Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1028Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1016Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1813Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
18Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2058Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dan1Pinyin reading
danKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
53WaniKani level