癌
癌: cancer
cancer
17 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
On
ガン
Kun—
On-yomi ガン only. As a suffix it names the organ: 胃癌 (stomach), 肺癌 (lung). Often written がん or ガン in everyday text.
Key words
癌がんcancer
胃癌いがんstomach cancer
肺癌はいがんlung cancer
乳癌にゅうがんbreast cancer
抗癌剤こうがんざいanticancer drug
Example sentences
祖父は胃癌の手術を受けて、今は元気に暮らしている。
My grandfather had surgery for stomach cancer and is living healthily now.
定期的な検診は、癌を早く見つけるために大切だ。
Regular checkups are important for finding cancer early.
抗癌剤の副作用で、母は髪が抜けて悩んでいた。
Because of the side effects of her anticancer drugs, my mother was upset about her hair falling out.