만화

See also: 漫画 and 漫畫

Korean

Etymology

From Japanese 漫画 (manga). Sino-Korean word from 漫畵, from 漫 (“free, unrestrained”) + 畵 (“drawing”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈma̠ːnβwa̠]

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IPA(key)	[ˈma̠ːnβwa̠]
Phonetic Hangul	만:화
Romanizations
RR	manhwa
RR (translit.)	man-hwa
MC	manhwa
Yale	mān.hwa

Noun

만화 • (manhwa) (hanja 漫畵／漫畫)

1. comics, manga, manhwa, manhua

   일본의 만화 ― Ilbon-ui manhwa ― Japanese manga

   한국의 만화 ― Han-guk-ui manhwa ― Korean manhwa

Derived terms

• 만화가 (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”)