How to say 'Comic' in Japanese | 漫画

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The Japanese word for Comic is 'Manga', written as 漫画 in Japanese.'Comic' in hiragana is まんが.

word

漫画

Meaning

Comic

Reading

まんが

manga

Kanji

漫Loose, Comic 画Picture

Explanation

The Japanese noun '漫画 (まんが)' refers to 'comic' or 'manga', which are graphic novels or comic books originating from Japan. Manga covers a wide range of genres and appeals to various age groups. It is a significant part of Japanese culture and has a global fanbase. Example sentences: I read a comic yesterday「昨日漫画を読みました」(きのうまんがをよみました). This comic is interesting「この漫画は面白い」(このまんがはおもしろい). Manga can be serialized in magazines or published as standalone books, and they often have distinctive art styles and storytelling techniques.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3012

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 漫画

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

漫

Meaning

Loose, Comic

kanji

画

Meaning

Picture

Words Related to 漫画 Through the Kanji 画

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 画 as well.

word

映画

Meaning

Movie

word

計画

Meaning

Plan

word

映画館

Meaning

Cinema

word

画面

Meaning

Screen

word

画像

Meaning

Image

word

画

Meaning

Picture

word

企画

Meaning

Plan

word

区画

Meaning

Section, Division

word

画家

Meaning

Painter

word

絵画

Meaning

Painting

word

洋画

Meaning

Foreign film

word

録画

Meaning

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'Manga' means 'Comic' .

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