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?

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

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 2026.9.2 13:01

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