Manga
WiktionaryText

Etymology


From , 漫 "random, uncontrolled" + 画 (-ga) "picture, sketch". After an 1814 book by Katsushika Hokusai.

Noun


  1. A comic; a non-animated cartoon, especially one done in a Japanese style.
  2. A professionally produced Japanese comic, opposed to doujinshi.

See also

  • anime (Japanese animation)
  • doujinshi (independent or fan-produced manga)
  • manhua - Chinese comics
  • manhwa - Korean comics


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Etymology


From , 漫 (man-) "random, uncontrolled" + 画 (-ga) "picture, sketch". After an 1814 book by Katsushika Hokusai.
 
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