近きん地ち点てんきんちてんじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounperigeeastronomy›Astronomical term for the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite where it is nearest to the earth. Antonym: 遠地点 (apogee).See also: 遠地点 (えんちてん)月つきが近きん地ち点てんにあるとき、地ち球きゅうに最もっとも