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膣がん (chitsugan) Japanese meaning: vaginal cancer | Kotomora

膣ちつがん

Meanings

1

vaginal cancer

Medical term for cancer of the vagina.

膣ちつ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重じゅう要ようです。
Regular check-ups are important for early detection of vaginal cancer.

Kanji

膣vagina
癌cancer, cancerous evil

Written forms

膣ちつがん
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; 膣 is a non-jōyō kanji often written in kana.
膣ちつ癌がん
Full kanji form using 癌; 癌 is a non-jōyō kanji, so this spelling is less common in general texts.
膣ちつガン
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling; katakana ガン is often used for 'cancer' in medical contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 膣 (chitsu, 'vagina') and 癌/がん (gan, 'cancer').