manga en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Japanese 漫 Japanese 画 Japanese 漫画 (manga)bor. English manga Borrowed from Japanese 漫画(まんが) (manga), from Middle Chinese 漫 (MC manH, “free, unrestrained”) + 畫 (MC hweaH|hweak, “drawing”). Compare Mandarin 漫畫／漫画 (mànhuà), Korean 만화 (漫畵／漫畫, manhwa). After an 1814 book by Katsushika Hokusai. Doublet of manhua and manhwa.
Meanings
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(countable) A comic originating in Japan.
Manga (Japanese comics) are everywhere. Even here in Auckland. One can find various titles in their original versions as well as in Chinese, Korean and English translations.
2007, Yukako Sunaoshi, “Who reads comics? Manga readership among first-generation Asian immigrants in New Zealand”, in Popular Culture, Globalization and Japan, page 94:Manga-influenced comics by Western authors are frequently sold alongside manga, although in most bookstores the decision is primarily a matter of format and packaging (i.e., whether the book is printed in the compact manga size or the traditionally larger American comic book format).
2012, Jason Thompson, “Introduction”, in Manga: The Complete Guide, page 46:English speakers are quick to notice the at times incorrect use of English in anime and manga. Many English words are customarily used in standard Japanese speech, and sometimes they are pronounced and employed in a manner quite different from their native use.
2001, Gilles Poitras, “What makes anime unique”, in Anime Essentials: Every Thing a Fan Needs to Know, page 63:
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(uncountable) An artistic style heavily used in, and associated with, Japanese comics, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of comics from other countries.
Touching on themes as disparate as sex, death, science fiction and romance, manga and anime catered to all ages and tastes. Commercial hits like “Pokémon” and “Dragon Ball Z,” meanwhile, projected a new image of Japan to the world.
2019 July 28, Emiko Jozuka, “Japanese anime: From ‘Disney of the East’ to a global industry worth billions”, in CNN:
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(broadly, countable, proscribed, sometimes) Any comic in such a style, regardless of the country of origin.
Lately I've been reading a Brazilian manga.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mangwa | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| manga | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| mangas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
manga mark · impromanga · la nouvelle manga · Amerimanga · animanga · Euromanga · mangadom
Descendants
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Translations (117)
ru ма́нга (comic originating in Japan) · vi truyện tranh Nhật Bản (any comic in such a style) · vi mạn họa (any comic in such a style) · be ма́нга (comic originating in Japan) · hi माँगा (any comic in such a style) · el μάνγκα (comic originating in Japan) · mk манга (comic originating in Japan) · pl manga (comic originating in Japan) · uk ма́нґа (comic originating in Japan) · vi mạn họa (comic originating in Japan) · mn манга (comic originating in Japan) · sk manga (comic originating in Japan) · mk манга (any comic in such a style) · th หนังสือการ์ตูนญี่ปุ่น (comic originating in Japan) · de Manga (comic originating in Japan) · ro manga (comic originating in Japan) · az manqa (comic originating in Japan) · ja マンガ (any comic in such a style) · vi truyện tranh Nhật Bản (comic originating in Japan) · hi माँगा (comic originating in Japan) · uk ма́нга (comic originating in Japan) · pt mangá (any comic in such a style) · fr manga (any comic in such a style) · sq mange (comic originating in Japan) · fa-ira مانْگا (comic originating in Japan) · pt mangá (comic originating in Japan) · th มังงะ (comic originating in Japan) · km ម៉ានហ្គា (comic originating in Japan) · cmn 日本漫畫 /日本漫画 (any comic in such a style) · sq manga (comic originating in Japan) · es manga (comic originating in Japan) · id manga (any comic in such a style) · cmn 日本漫畫 /日本漫画 (comic originating in Japan) · lv manga (comic originating in Japan) · ar مَانْغَا (comic originating in Japan) · ar مَانْغَا (any comic in such a style) · mr मांगा (comic originating in Japan) · ja コミック (any comic in such a style) · hi मैंगा (any comic in such a style) · id manga (comic originating in Japan) · ur مَن٘گا (any comic in such a style) · it manga (any comic in such a style) · ru ма́нга (any comic in such a style) · vi truyện tranh Nhật (any comic in such a style) · is manga (comic originating in Japan) · ky манга (comic originating in Japan) · tk manga (comic originating in Japan) · sv manga (comic originating in Japan) · ko 망가 (any comic in such a style) · lt manga (any comic in such a style) · ja コミックス (any comic in such a style) · fr manga (comic originating in Japan) · vi truyện tranh Nhật (comic originating in Japan) · ja マンガ (comic originating in Japan) · es manga (any comic in such a style) · ja 漫画 (any comic in such a style) · eo mangao (comic originating in Japan) · tl manga (comic originating in Japan) · hu manga (comic originating in Japan) · bn মাঙ্গা (any comic in such a style) · cmn 漫畫 /漫画 (comic originating in Japan) · nl manga (comic originating in Japan) · bg ма́нга (any comic in such a style) · ko 일본 만화 (any comic in such a style) · ga manga (comic originating in Japan) · pt manga (any comic in such a style) · tg манга (comic originating in Japan) · sh манга (comic originating in Japan) · hi मैंगा (comic originating in Japan) · kk манга (comic originating in Japan) · ur مان٘گا (comic originating in Japan) · da manga (comic originating in Japan) · bg ма́нга (comic originating in Japan) · ar مَنْجَا (comic originating in Japan) · cs manga (comic originating in Japan) · de Manga (any comic in such a style) · ja 漫画 (comic originating in Japan) · ko 만화 (comic originating in Japan) · lt manga (comic originating in Japan) · vi manga (any comic in such a style) · sv manga (any comic in such a style) · ca manga (any comic in such a style) · hi मांगा (comic originating in Japan) · bn মাঙ্গা (comic originating in Japan) · ug مانگا (comic originating in Japan) · ka მანგა (comic originating in Japan) · sl manga (comic originating in Japan) · ur مَن٘گا (comic originating in Japan) · it manga (comic originating in Japan) · tr manga (comic originating in Japan) · cs manga (any comic in such a style) · ru япо́нские ко́миксы (any comic in such a style) · vi manga (comic originating in Japan) · fi manga (comic originating in Japan) · uz manga (comic originating in Japan) · mr मांगा (any comic in such a style) · uk ма́нга (any comic in such a style) · he מַנְגָה \ המנגה (comic originating in Japan) · be ма́нга (any comic in such a style) · fa-ira مانْگا (any comic in such a style) · cmn 漫畫 /漫画 (any comic in such a style) · sh manga (comic originating in Japan) · ar مَانْقَا (any comic in such a style) · lv manga (any comic in such a style) · pl manga (any comic in such a style) · uk ма́нґа (any comic in such a style) · ar مَنْجَا (any comic in such a style) · ms manga (comic originating in Japan) · th มังงะ (any comic in such a style) · hi मांगा (any comic in such a style) · da manga (any comic in such a style) · fi manga (any comic in such a style) · hy մանգա (comic originating in Japan) · ar مَانْقَا (comic originating in Japan) · nl manga (any comic in such a style) · kmr manga (comic originating in Japan) · pt manga (comic originating in Japan)