Word Meaning 乳がん

にゅうがん nyuugan

乳がん is read as にゅうがん (nyuugan) and means breast cancer.

Meaning

English

  1. breast cancer

Reading

Kana

にゅうがん

Romaji

nyuugan

Writing Variants

  • 乳ガン にゅうがん nyuugan
  • 乳癌 にゅうがん nyuugan

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 146495 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

乳母

にゅうぼ

wet nurse

ちち

breast

乳牛

にゅうぎゅう

dairy cow

乳首

ちくび

nipple

乳児

にゅうじ

infant (below 1 year old)

乳母

うば

wet nurse

乳幼児

にゅうようじ

infants

乳業

にゅうぎょう

dairy industry

乳母

めのと

wet nurse

乳頭

にゅうとう

(mammary) nipple

乳液

にゅうえき

latex (milky fluid found in plants)

乳化重合

にゅうかじゅうごう

emulsion polymerization

Example Sentences

4

かのじょはにゅうがんのけんさをうけた。

She underwent a breast cancer examination.

She has breast cancer.

Mary was diagnosed with breast cancer in October.

Mary died of breast cancer in 2013.