漫符

Japanese

Kanji in this term
漫	符
まん Grade: S	ふ > ぷ Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mã̠mpɯ̟]

Noun

漫(まん)符(ぷ) • (manpu) 

1. (jargon, manga) icon, manga mark, cartoon icon; a symbol used in manga to represent an emotion or action
   • 2012, Sakamoto Shōyo, Manga no kaki-kata [How manga is drawn]‎^[1], page 43:

     驚(おどろき) […] 汗(あせ)の記(き)号(ごう)やハッと気(き)づく漫(まん)符(ぷ)を描(か)くとわかりやすい。

     Odoroki […] Ase no kigō ya hatto kizuku manpu o kaku to wakari yasui.

     Surprise […] To indicate sweating or the shock of realization, draw this icon and it will be easily understood.

   • 2015, Ueno Kentarō, Himana manga-ka ga ‘Manga ga kakikata hon’ o yonde kangaeta ‘Ore ga best seller o dasanai riyū’ [Manga artist reads ‘How to draw manga book’ in his free time and thinks, ‘That’s why I’ll never produce a best-seller’]‎^[2], page 34:

     現(げん)在(ざい)でも普(ふ)通(つう)に使(つか)われている漫(まん)符(ぷ)（怒(いか)りや汗(あせ)などを表(あら)わすマークのこと。 […] ）が紹(しょう)介(かい)されている。

     Genzai de mo futsū ni tsukawarete-iru manpu (Ikari ya ase nado o arawasu māku no koto. […] ) ga shōkai sareteiru.

     The manpu (marks used to represent anger or sweat etc.) typically used to this day are introduced.

   • 2020, Kūhaku n koma mondai [Blank frame n problem]‎^[3], Pochi! to na:

     漫(まん)符(ぷ):感(かん)情(じょう)、動(うご)き、などを表(あらわ)す記(き)号(ごう)　音(おん)符(ぷ):上(じょう)機(き)嫌(げん)であることを示(しめ)す漫(まん)符(ぷ)

     manpu: kanjō, ugoki, nado o arawasu kigō onpu: jōkigen dearu koto o shimesu manpu

     icons: symbols used to indicate emotions, movement, etc. musical note: an icon indicating that a character is in a good mood

See also

• Manga iconography on Wikipedia.Wikipedia