manhwaga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 만화가(漫畫家) (manhwaga). Doublet of mangaka and manhuajia.

Noun

manhwaga (plural manhwagas or manhwaga)

1. A manhwa (Korean comic) author or artist.

   Coordinate terms: mangaka, manhuajia, cartoonist

   • 2006 August 22, Wann, Can't Lose You, volume 2, Netcomics, →ISBN, page 3:

     I have no idea why but there’s an overwhelming number of cat lovers among Manhwagas (Manhwa artists), a disproportionate number considering how many people there are who don’t even like cats.

   • 2006 September 5, Youngran Lee, Lie to Me (Manhwa Novella Collection), volume 1, Netcomics, →ISBN, page 4:

     Hello, I’m Youngran Lee, the manhwaga who is happiest when writing and drawing.

   • 2022 September 30, Jieun Kiaer, Ben Cagan, Pragmatics in Korean and Japanese Translation, Routledge, →ISBN, page 101:

     The creators of these East Asian comics also have specific titles: a person who makes manga is a mangaka, a person who creates manhwa is a manhwaga, and a person that makes manhua is a manhuajia.

Related terms

• manhwa

Translations

manhwa author or artist

• Korean: 만화가(漫畫家) (ko) (manhwaga)