Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 早
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期
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癌
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そう Grade: 1
|
き Grade: 3
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がん Hyōgai
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| on'yomi
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Etymology
From 早期 (souki, “early-stage”) + 癌 (-gan, “cancer”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) そーきがん [sòókíꜜgàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [so̞ːkʲiɡã̠ɴ]
Noun
早期癌 • (sōkigan)
- (pathology, oncology) early-stage cancer