Kitakanto

Japanese: 北間島 - きたかんとう

...The name given by the Korean side to the former Manchuria area north of Mount Baekdu (Changbai). The northern bank of the upper reaches of the Yalu River is called West Jiandao, and the area north of the Tumen River is called North Jiandao, but in the narrow sense Jiandao refers to the latter. In ancient times, it was the former land of Buyeo, Goguryeo, and Balhae, and from the late Joseon Dynasty onwards, Koreans settled there earlier than the Han people, and it was also written as Kento or Gento. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "North Manchuria" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…白頭(長白)山北方の旧満州一帯をさす朝鮮側からの呼称。鴨緑江上流北岸部を西間島，豆満(図們)江北方を北間島と呼ぶが，狭義の間島は後者をさす。古くは夫余･高句麗･渤海の故地，李朝後期以降朝鮮人の入植が漢人より早く進み，墾土，艮土とも記された。…

※「北間島」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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