近点

Reading

Kana: きんてん

Romaji: kinten

Definitions

noun

adj-no

1

near point (closest point at which an object can be brought into focus by the eye)

See also: 遠点 (reading えんてん, entry #1)

2

periapsis

(Astronomy, etc. term)

See also: 遠点 (reading えんてん, entry #2)

Kanji

近

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い

Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount

点

Readings: テン、 つ.ける、 つ.く、 た.てる、 さ.す、 とぼ.す、 とも.す、 ぼち

Meanings: spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point