Japanese symbol for “anticancer”
抗がん
こうがん
Romaji: kougan
anticancer
In Japanese, anticancer is 抗がん, read こうがん (kougan).
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Meanings
- adj-f anticancer (med)
Written forms: 抗がん、抗ガン、抗癌. Readings: こうがん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “anticancer”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 制癌 | せいがん seigan | antitumor; anticancer; anticarcinogenic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抵抗 | ていこう teikou | resistance; opposition; standing up to |
| 対抗 | たいこう taikou | opposition; rivalry; competition |
| 抗議 | こうぎ kougi | protest; objection |
| 反抗 | はんこう hankou | opposition; resistance; insubordination |
| 抗争 | こうそう kousou | rivalry; feud; conflict |
| 抗体 | こうたい koutai | antibody |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.