만화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 漫畫, from 漫 (“free, unrestrained”) + 畫 (“drawing”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が) (manga).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈma̠(ː)nβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [만(ː)화]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	manhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	manhwa
McCune–Reischauer?	manhwa
Yale Romanization?	mān.hwa

Noun

만화 • (manhwa) (hanja 漫畫/漫畵)

1. comics, manga, manhwa, manhua

   일본의 만화 ― Ilbon-ui manhwa ― Japanese manga

   한국의 만화 ― Han'gug-ui manhwa ― Korean manhwa

Usage notes

• All comics in general are called 만화 (manhwa) in Korean. In other countries, the romanization manhwa is typically used for comics produced primarily for the Korean market.

Derived terms

• 만화가 (漫畫家, manhwaga)
• 미국 만화 (miguk manhwa)
• 충융 만화 (chung'yung manhwa)
• 순정 만화 (sunjeong manhwa)
• 소늉 만화 (sonyung manhwa)
• 명랑만화 (myeongnangmanhwa)

Descendants

• → English: manhwa (“Korean comics”)
• → French: manhwa (“Korean comics”)
• → Russian: ма́нхва́ (mánxvá, “Korean comics”)