Meaning
5 senses(countable)A comic originating in Japan.
Manga
ма́нгаmánga
ма́нґаmánga, ма́нгаmánha
(uncountable)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.
(broadly, countable, proscribed, sometimes)Any comic in such a style, regardless of the country of origin.
Lately I've been reading a Brazilian manga.
Manga
ма́нгаmánga, япо́нские ко́миксыjapónskije kómiksy
ма́нґаmánga, ма́нгаmánha
A covering for a crucifix.
A mangalitsa pig.
- graphic novel that originated in Japan, usually intended for adults and characterized by highly stylized art
Examples
54 sentencesCan you lend me a manga?
Можеш позичити мені мангу?
The kid has a lot of mangas.
У цієї дитини багато манги.
Boys prefer to read mangas.
Хлопчики надають перевагу читанню манги.
He was absorbed in a manga.
He does nothing but read manga.
ruОн ничем, кроме чтения манги, не занимается.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 漫画(まんが) (manga), from Middle Chinese 漫 (MC manH, “free, unrestraineBorrowed 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.
From Spanish manga (“sleeve”). Doublet of manche.
Short for mangalitsa.
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Forms
plural: manga / mangasWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable