만화

See also: 漫画 and 漫畫

Korean

Etymology

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

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 漫畵／漫畫)

1. comics, manga, manhwa, manhua

   일본의 만화

   Ilbonui manhwa

   Japanese manga

   한국의 만화

   Han'gugui 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”)