漫画(まんが)

まんが
noun
manga, comic
leisure
1. manga, comic, cartoon
Japanese comics or graphic novels.
漫画(まんが)が好(す)きだ。
I like manga.
漫画(まんが)を読(よ)むのが好(す)きだ。
I like reading manga.
人気(にんき)の漫画(まんが)がアニメになった。
A popular manga became an anime.
日本(にほん)の漫画(まんが)は世界中(せかいじゅう)で人気(にんき)がある。
Japanese manga is popular all over the world.
子供(こども)の頃(ころ)から漫画(まんが)を読(よ)んでいて、今(いま)でも毎週(まいしゅう)新(あたら)しい話(はなし)を楽(たの)しみにしている。
I've been reading manga since I was a child, and I still look forward to new chapters every week.

漫画(まんが) refers to Japanese comics, a major part of Japanese popular culture enjoyed by all ages.

Related words

Magazine types

Common expressions

Cultural note

Japanese manga is read right-to-left, and many series are later adapted into anime.

Related Words

Related: アニメ (anime)
Synonym: コミック (loanword, publishing)
Related: 単行本(たんこうぼん) (collected manga volume)
Related: 連載(れんさい) (serialization)
Related: 同人誌(どうじんし) (self-published manga)
Related: 絵本(えほん) (picture book)
Related: ラノベ (light novel)
Related: 児童書(じどうしょ) (children's book)
Related: 風刺画(ふうしが) (satirical cartoon)
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