漫画

まんが
Alternative readings: マンガ
JLPT:N4
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1Cartoon or comic (manga): a form of sequential art using pictures and speech bubbles to tell stories or jokes; refers to comic books/strips and the medium in general.

Noun

Examples

子どものころから週刊漫画を読むのが好きだ。

I've liked reading weekly comics since I was a child.

あの漫画家は面白いキャラクターを描くことで有名だ。

That manga artist is famous for drawing interesting characters.

最近はウェブ漫画(マンガ)をスマホで読む人が増えた。

Recently, more people read web manga on their smartphones.

彼女は自作の漫画を友達に見せた。

She showed her own comic to her friends.

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