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gan
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[がん()]
gan
gan

English Meaning(s) for がん

noun
  1. cancer

Definition and Synonyms for がん

Goose web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
Synonyms: がん, がん, がん, ガン, がちょう
Gun a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
Synonyms: がん, がん, がん, ガン, 火器, 鉄砲
Gand port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center
Synonyms: がん, がん, がん, ガン
Malignant Neoplastic Disease any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division
Synonyms: がん, がん, がん, キャンサー, 癌腫
Hindrance any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
Synonyms: がん, こぶ, 口出し, 妨げ, 妨げる, 妨害, , 差し合い, 差し支え, 差し支える, 差し障り, 差し障る, 干渉, 手出し, 支障, 故障, 横槍, , , 荷厄介, 荷物, お荷物, 足かせ, 足手まとい, 足纏い, 邪魔, お邪魔, 邪魔立て, 邪魔者, 重荷, 阻止, 障り, 障る, 障害, 雑音, 首枷, 魔障
Malignant Neoplastic Disease it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
Synonyms: がん, がん, がん, キャンサー, 癌腫
Gand famous for cloth industry
Synonyms: がん, がん, がん, ガン

Categories がん is a member of

Obstruction any structure that makes progress difficult
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Malignant Tumor a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body
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Weapon any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
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Anseriform Bird chiefly web-footed swimming birds
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Sample Sentences for がん

Anime director Satoshi Kon died of pancreatic cancer on August 24, 2010, shortly before his 47th birthday.
That doctor may cure him of his cancer.
She must have known that she had a cancer.
He will have his own way.
Make one more effort and you will reach the summit.

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