キャプスタンalso: カップスタンキャプスタンじ字FuriganaMeanings1nouncapstanRefers to the mechanical device used on ships or in tape recorders. A straightforward loanword with no significant Japanese-specific nuance.船ふねのキャプスタンで錨いかりを巻まき上あげる。They haul up the anchor using the ship's capstan.