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がん保険 (がんほけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

がん保ほ険けん

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Meanings

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noun

cancer insurance

A type of insurance that provides coverage specifically for cancer diagnosis and treatment.

がん保ほ険けんに加か入にゅうするかどうか迷まよっています。
I'm unsure whether to sign up for cancer insurance.
このがん保ほ険けんは診しん断だん給きゅう付ふ金きんが充じゅう実じつしている。
This cancer insurance offers a substantial diagnosis benefit.

Written forms

がん保ほ険けん
Standard spelling using hiragana for がん and kanji for 保険.
ガン保ほ険けん
Katakana variant for がん, sometimes used for emphasis or in advertising.
癌がん保ほ険けん
Uses the kanji 癌 for cancer; less common in everyday writing but seen in formal contexts.

Kanji

保protect, guarantee, keep
険precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position

癌cancer, cancerous evil

Similar words

医い療りょう保ほ険けん
医療保険 is general medical insurance, while がん保険 is specifically for cancer.
生せい命めい保ほ険けん
生命保険 is life insurance, which pays out on death or survival, whereas がん保険 focuses on cancer-related expenses.

Etymology

Compound of がん (cancer) and 保険 (insurance).