癌(がん)

がん
noun
cancer
1. cancer
A disease caused by uncontrolled cell division. A serious medical condition.
父(ちち)は癌(がん)で亡(な)くなった。
My father passed away from cancer.
早期(そうき)発見(はっけん)で癌(がん)を治(なお)す。
To cure cancer through early detection.
癌(がん)検診(けんしん)を受(う)ける。
To receive a cancer screening.

癌(がん) is the medical term for cancer. Often written in katakana as ガン in everyday contexts.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 癌(がん)になる (to get cancer)
  • 癌(がん)を患(わずら)う (to suffer from cancer)
  • 癌(がん)が見(み)つかる (cancer is found)

TYPES OF CANCER:

  • 胃(い)癌(がん) (stomach cancer)
  • 肺(はい)癌(がん) (lung cancer)
  • 乳(にゅう)癌(がん) (breast cancer)
  • 大腸(だいちょう)癌(がん) (colon cancer)

COMPOUND WORDS:

  • 癌(がん)細胞(さいぼう) (cancer cells)
  • 癌(がん)検診(けんしん) (cancer screening)
  • 癌(がん)治療(ちりょう) (cancer treatment)
  • 抗(こう)癌(がん)剤(ざい) (anti-cancer drug)
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Added 2026.1.11 15:43 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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