Dictionary/癌がんGanJLPT N1Usually written in kana.Also read: ガン癌 (Gan) is a Japanese noun meaning “cancer”.MeaningsnouncancerExamples彼は癌で死んだ。He died of cancer.妻は癌で死んだ。My wife died of cancer.父はがんで死んだ。My father died of cancer.Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).Kanji in 癌癌cancer