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子宮がん (しきゅうがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

子し宮きゅうがん

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きゅ

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が

ん

Meanings

1

noun

uterine cancer; cancer of the uterus

medicine

Medical term; covers cancers of the uterine body (子宮体がん) and cervix (子宮頸がん).

子し宮きゅうがんの早そう期き発はっ見けんには定てい期き的てきな検けん診しんが大たい切せつです。
Regular screenings are important for early detection of uterine cancer.

Written forms

子し宮きゅうがん
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; がん is often written in kana in medical and general contexts.
子し宮きゅう癌がん
Full kanji spelling; 癌 is a non-jōyō kanji, so the kana form is more common in everyday writing.
子し宮きゅうガン
Katakana spelling for がん; sometimes used for emphasis or in medical pamphlets.

Kanji

子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
宮

Shinto shrine, constellations, palace

癌cancer, cancerous evil

Similar words

子し宮きゅう頸けいがん
Specifically cervical cancer; 子宮がん is a broader term that includes both cervical and uterine body cancers.
子し宮きゅう体たいがん
Specifically cancer of the uterine body (endometrial cancer); a subtype of 子宮がん.

Etymology

Compound of 子宮 (しきゅう, 'uterus') and がん ('cancer').