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食道癌 (しょくどうがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

食しょく道どう癌がん

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Meanings

1

esophageal cancer

Medical term for cancer of the esophagus.

食しょく道どう癌がんの早そう期き発はっ見けんは難むずかしい

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Early detection of esophageal cancer is said to be difficult.

Kanji

食eat, food
道road-way, street, district
癌cancer, cancerous evil

Built from

食しょく道どう+がん

Written forms

食しょく道どう癌がん
Standard kanji spelling using 癌 for 'cancer'.
食しょく道どうがん
Common mixed spelling; がん is often written in kana for readability.
食しょく道どうガン
Katakana variant sometimes seen in medical contexts or for emphasis.

Etymology

Compound of 食道 (shokudō, 'esophagus') and 癌 (gan, 'cancer').