Word details

肺がん

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 肺がん.

Dictionary

Entry

肺がん肺癌肺ガンいがんNounFreq #74610
1

Medicine

lung cancer

Examples
ある研究によれば、ガンによる女性の死亡数の中では肺がんが17%を占めている。
A study shows lung cancer accounts for 17% of women's cancer deaths.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

lungs

9 strokesFrequency 1,387JLPT N1Grade 6

On

ハイ

cancer, cancerous evil

17 strokesFrequency 2,233

On

ガン

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