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皮膚がん (ひふがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

皮ひ膚ふがん

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Meanings

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noun

skin cancer

medicine

Medical term for malignant skin tumors; used in both clinical and everyday contexts.

紫し外がい線せんを浴あびすぎると皮ひ膚ふがんのリスクが高たかまる。
Excessive exposure to ultraviolet rays increases the risk of skin cancer.
父ちちは皮ひ膚ふがんの手しゅ術じゅつを受うけた。
My father underwent surgery for skin cancer.

Written forms

皮ひ膚ふがん
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; the medical kanji 癌 is often replaced by がん for readability.
皮ひ膚ふ癌がん
Full kanji spelling using 癌; more formal or technical, but still seen in medical contexts.
皮ひ膚ふガン
Katakana variant of がん; sometimes used for emphasis or in informal writing.

Kanji

皮pelt, skin, hide
膚skin, body, grain

癌cancer, cancerous evil

Similar words

癌がん
General term for cancer; 皮膚がん specifically refers to cancer of the skin.
悪あく性せい黒こく色しょく腫しゅ
Malignant melanoma, a specific type of skin cancer; more technical than 皮膚がん.

Etymology

Compound of 皮膚 (skin) and 癌/がん (cancer). The reading ひふがん is a straightforward combination of the readings of the two components.