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食道癌 (shokudougan) Japanese meaning: esophageal cancer | 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と言いわ

れ

て

いる

。

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').