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Japanese symbol for “scc”

Romaji: henpeijouhigan
squamous cell carcinoma; SCC

In Japanese, scc is , read (henpeijouhigan).

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Meanings

  1. n squamous cell carcinoma; SCC (med)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

level, small
on: ヘン
kun: ひらたい
9 strokes
even, flat, peace
on: ヘイ、ビョウ、ヒョウ
kun: たい.ら、たい.らげる、ひら
5 strokes · JLPT 2
above, up
on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ
3 strokes · JLPT 4
pelt, skin, hide
on: ヒ
kun: かわ
5 strokes · JLPT 2
cancer, cancerous evil
on: ガン
17 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
へんとう hentoualmond
へんぺい henpeiflat
へんとうせん hentousentonsil
へんがく hengakuframed picture or motto (usu. horizontal, hung over gates or lintels)
へんぺいそく henpeisokuflatfoot; flat feet; splayfoot
へんけい henkeiflat shape
へいわ heiwapeace; harmony
へいきん heikinaverage; mean
いじょう ijounot less than ...; ... and over; ... and above
ひふ hifuskin
がんしゅ ganshucarcinoma

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.