manga
A comic originating in Japan.
Noun 4 meanings
A comic originating in Japan.
An artistic style heavily used in, and associated with, Japanese comics, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of comics from other countries.
Any comic in such a style, regardless of the country of origin.
“Lately I've been reading a Brazilian manga.”
A covering for a crucifix.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 漫画(まんが) (manga), from Middle Chinese 漫 (MC manH, “free, unrestrained”) + 畫 (MC hweaH|hweak, “drawing”). Compare Mandarin 漫畫／漫画 (mànhuà), Korean 만화 (漫畵／漫畫, manhwa). After an 1814 book by Katsushika Hokusai. Doublet of manhua and manhwa.
MANGA at a glance
MANGA has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + N 1 + G 2 + A 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,358 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with manga
All rhymes- TONGA6
- CONGA8
- TANGA6
- KANGA10
- LINGA6
- LONGA6
- WONGA9
- SANGA6
- ASHTANGA12
- GRINGA8
- PANGA8
- COWABUNGA17
One letter away
- MANGO8
- MANIA7
- MANTA7
- MANNA7
- MANGE8
- TANGA6
- KANGA10
- MANGY11
- SANGA6
- PANGA8
- MUNGA8
- MANGS8
- FANGA9
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