Japanese

Proper noun

近東 ‎(hiragana きんとう, romaji Kintō)

1. Near East - the region comprising Anatolia, Armenia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia.

Related terms

• 中東 (ちゅうとう) ‎(Chūtō): Middle East
• 中近東 (ちゅうきんとう) ‎(Chūkintō): Middle and Near East