コミック

こみっく

noun

comic, comic book, manga volume

1. comic, comic book, manga volume

A comic book or manga publication. In Japanese, often refers specifically to the published book format of manga (as opposed to magazine serialization).

コミックを買(か)う。

I buy a comic book.

コミックの新刊(しんかん)が出(で)た。

A new volume of the comic came out.

電子(でんし)コミックで読(よ)むのと紙(かみ)で読(よ)むのと、どちらが好(す)きですか。

Do you prefer reading digital comics or paper ones?

Compounds

コミックス: comics (plural form, often used for manga volumes)
電子(でんし)コミック: digital comics, e-comics
コミック雑誌(ざっし): comic magazine
少年(しょうねん)コミック: boys' comics
少女(しょうじょ)コミック: girls' comics

Similar words

漫画(まんが): manga, comics (the most common general term)
コミック is often used in publishing and retail contexts, while 漫画(まんが) is the everyday term.

Related Words

Synonym: 漫画(まんが) (general term)

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Added 2026.2.11 15:46 · Revised 2026.10.12 3:58

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