JLPT N3 · Noun

癌 (gan)

癌 (がん, gan) is a Japanese noun meaning “cancer”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: がん
Romaji: gan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

cancer · noun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

クッキーのお母さんはガンで死んだ。

Cookie's mother died of cancer.

Tatoeba #225676

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 癌

癌

cancer, cancerous evilガン · 17 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1217110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.