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職業がん (しょくぎょうがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

職しょく業ぎょうがん

Meanings

1

noun

occupational cancer

medicine

Medical term for cancer caused by workplace exposure to carcinogens.

アスベストによる職しょく業ぎょうがんが問もん題だいになっている。
Occupational cancer caused by asbestos has become a problem.

Written forms

職しょく業ぎょうがん
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; がん is the standard modern form for 'cancer'.
職しょく業ぎょう癌がん
Full kanji spelling using 癌; less common in everyday writing but seen in medical contexts.
職しょく業ぎょうガン
Katakana spelling for がん; sometimes used for emphasis or in informal writing.

Kanji

職post, employment, work
業business, vocation, arts

癌cancer, cancerous evil

Etymology

Compound of 職業 (occupation) and がん (cancer).