Word Meaning 近東

きんとう kintou

近東 is read as きんとう (kintou) and means Near East.

Meaning

English

  1. Near East

Reading

Kana

きんとう

Romaji

kintou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 極東 Rank 19908 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

中近東

ちゅうきんとう

Near and Middle East

近づく

ちかづく

to approach

近代

きんだい

early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

近世

きんせい

early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)

近い

ちかい

closely related

近道

ちかみち

shorter way

近々

きんきん

close (by)

近年

きんねん

recent years

近日

きんじつ

soon

近く

ちかく

nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year")

近づき

ちかづき

acquaintance

近海

きんかい

coastal waters

Example Sentences

2

According to the ABC news, another jet-liner was hi-jacked in the Middle East.

Forks were used for many years in Europe and the Near East, but only for cooking.