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国際がん研究機関 (こくさいがんけんきゅうきかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

国こく際さいがん研けん究きゅう機き関かん

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Meanings

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noun

International Agency for Research on Cancer; IARC

organization name

Proper noun; the name of a specialized cancer research agency of the World Health Organization.

国こく際さいがん研けん究きゅう機き関かんはWHOの一いち部ぶ門もんです。
The International Agency for Research on Cancer is a division of the WHO.

IARC

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際さい

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研けん

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関かん

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発はつ

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The IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) evaluates carcinogenic risks.

Written forms

国こく際さいがん研けん究きゅう機き関かん
Standard Japanese name for the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Uses がん in kana, which is common in official contexts.
国こく際さいガン研けん究きゅう機き関かん
Variant with ガン in katakana. Seen in some publications, but less common than the kana form.
国こく際さい癌がん研けん究きゅう機き関かん
Variant using the kanji 癌 for 'cancer'. This kanji is non-jōyō and may be avoided in general writing, but appears in some formal or medical contexts.

Kanji

国country
際occasion, side, edge
研polish, study of, sharpen
究research, study
機loom, mechanism, machine
関connection, barrier, gateway
癌cancer, cancerous evil

Etymology

A direct translation of the English name 'International Agency for Research on Cancer', composed of 国際 (international), がん (cancer), 研究 (research), and 機関 (agency).