癌
Cancer
Top 2,000-2,500 · #223317 strokes
Meanings
Cancer, Cancerous Evil
On'yomi
がん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Stroke order
癌 is written in 17 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
癌 (Cancer) is not taught on WaniKani. It ranks #2233 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 17 strokes.
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