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()う。
I buy a comic book.
コミックの新刊(しんかん)()た。
A new volume of the comic came out.
電子(でんし)コミックで()むのと(かみ)()むのと、どちらが()きですか。
Do you prefer reading digital comics or paper ones?

コミック comes from English "comic" and is used to refer to manga in book format.

COMMON 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.