Japanese Word Entry

腸がん
Kana:ちょうがん
Romaji:chougan
Definition: intestinal cancer
Alternative forms: 腸癌 、 腸ガン
Alternative reading: ちょうガン (chougan)

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Chinese characters used in this word

intestines, guts, bowels, viscera, emotions, sausage
Readings
Mandarin: ㄔㄤˊ (cháng)
Cantonese: coeng4
Japanese: チョウ (chou) / はらわた (harawata)、 わた (wata)
Korean: 장 (jang)
Vietnamese: tràng, trường
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:

cancer, cancerous evil, marmoset
Readings
Mandarin: ㄧㄢˊ (yán), ㄞˊ (ái)
Cantonese: ngaam4
Japanese: ガン (gan) / がん (gan)
Korean: 암 (am)
Vietnamese: nham