キャプテン

• 読み: キャプテン
• ローマ字: kyaputen
• 発音: /kʲa.pɯ.te.n/

意味

Captain. The leader of a team, especially in sports.

A loanword from English used primarily in sports contexts to refer to the team captain or leader. Very common in school club activities (部活) where the キャプテン leads the team. Can also refer to ship or airplane captains, though 船長 (senchou) and 機長 (kichou) are more common for those roles.

例文

1. サッカー部のキャプテンに選ばれた。
2. キャプテンがチームをまとめている。
3. 来年のキャプテンは誰になるだろう。

使い方ガイド

場面: sports, school clubs, team activities

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Borrowed from English 'captain,' which itself derives from Latin 'capitaneus' (chief), from 'caput' (head). Entered Japanese during the Meiji era with the adoption of Western sports and military terminology.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal