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進行がん (しんこうがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

進しん行こうがん

し

ん

こ

う

が

ん

Meanings

1

noun

advanced cancer

medicine

Medical term for cancer that has progressed locally or metastasized; used in clinical and general contexts.

進しん行こうがんと診しん断だんされて、すぐに治ち療りょうを始はじめた。
He was diagnosed with advanced cancer and started treatment immediately.
進

しん

行こう

がん

の

患かん

者じゃ

に

は

、

緩かん

和わ

ケア

も

重じゅう

要よう

です

。

For patients with advanced cancer, palliative care is also important.

Written forms

進しん行こうがん
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling; がん is the common simplified form for 'cancer'.
進しん行こう癌がん
Full kanji spelling using 癌; more formal or technical, but less common in everyday writing.
進しん行こうガン
Katakana spelling of がん; sometimes used for emphasis or in medical contexts.

Kanji

進advance, proceed, progress
行going, journey, carry out
癌cancer, cancerous evil

Similar words

早そう期きがん
Early-stage cancer, contrasted with 進行がん.
末まっ期きがん
Terminal cancer; implies a more advanced stage than 進行がん, often with limited treatment options.

Etymology

Compound of 進行 (progress, advance) and がん (cancer).