Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Eccles., a case or cover; especially, the case for a processional or other cross when not in use, often of rich stuff or embroidered.
- n. A cone-shaped bag for the filtration of amalgam.
Wiktionary
- n. 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.
- n. countable A comic originating in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.
- n. rare, countable A comic in manga style, regardless of the country of origin.
Etymologies
- From Japanese 漫画 (manga), from 漫 (man-, "random, uncontrolled") + 画 (-ga, "picture, sketch"). After an 1814 book by Katsushika Hokusai. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Quite possibly my favorite straight couple in manga is Jun and Saki from Sukeban Deka.”
“Probably only of interest if you know what this sub-genre of manga is (homoerotic romances in manga primarily by and for women) but even some of you who don't might want to do some research and give it a whirl.”
“↑ In this article, we use the term manga to refer only to Japanese comics, and will say "manga-like" or "manga-influenced" or "Original English Language manga" ( "OEL") for work done outside Japan.”
“Oh, and by the way, the manga is available in English from Viz.”
“Another emotional component to the manga is the tragic love triangle among Taisuke, Yuichi, and Megumi.”
“The only comfort readers can take in this manga is the quality of the artwork, which is well done.”
“I also read Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka Vol. 2 - this manga is amazingly good.”
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“The anime based on the manga is a new favorite of mine.”
“The film already made from this manga is a masterpiece - and was perfect as Korean cinema.”
“It wasn’t long before their love of anime sparked an interest in manga, the Japanese word for comics (it literally means “whimsical pictures”).”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘manga’.
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Dain's Words
rabble, terminus, archaic, atavism, demiurge, waylay, syzygy, jocoserious, quark, entropy, cinnabar, shamble and 912 more...
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Samme's Words
soliloquy, meander, creativity, magic, discovery, happiness, empowerment, abundance, [magnificent], iridescent, artistic, magical and 694 more...
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tragedy of the commons
insomnia, arabesque, carousal, lucifer, riot, submerge, initiate, indigo, existence, magenta, opus, sleeplessness and 145 more...
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spamdad's Words
lambic, weizenbock, bock, zymurgy, vade mecum, quotidian, sesquipedalian, eremite, sphragis, privation, aegis, sui generis and 275 more...
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iamtheoxymoron's list of extraordinar...
Marvelous words that appeal to the mind of an crazy teenager!
oxymoron, hippopotomonstros..., bludgeon, magic, anarchy, pneumonoultramicr..., anime, manga, music, agelast, aeolist, brontide and 11 more...
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a fan's dictionary
fanon, canon, trekkie, trekker, browncoat, shipping, het, slash, femslash, smut, gen, mary sue and 45 more...
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Words I Use On A Regular Basis
interesting, skillz, janky, podcast, frag, blog, ninja, open-source, manga, wii, blarney, frood and 15 more...
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OrbitalCombustion's Words
nepenthe, phrontistery, peregrination, pervicacious, sinistrality, phallogocentric, prolixity, leptokurtic, ineffable, haecceity, lucubration, vicissitudes and 1026 more...
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Japanese loanwords
Japanese and Japanese-derived words that have gained use in English.
honcho, daimyo, futon, sushi, shogun, samurai, sashimi, anime, manga, haiku, ikebana, karate and 10 more...
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Japan
Words associated with Japan or japanese.
kanji, kana, hiragana, katakana, harakiri, sudoku, pillow book, heian, lady-in-waiting, sakura, doll festival, nori and 22 more...
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4 Color World
Comics!
comic, comic book, comic strip, graphic novel, comix, manga, manhua, manhwa, bande dessinée, panel, gutter, writer and 49 more...
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usually
usually use
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manga & BL
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My obsessions
Words that make me happy when I hear or read them.
radiohead, manga, dramas, koreans, music, internet, web design, typography, fandom, literature
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Ilovewerds's Words
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akky's Words
cybozu, cybozulabs, blog, programming, java, php, manga, 日本語
Tweets
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capt.flint The common meaning of this word is no longer the cover for a cross, but instead a type of comic book that originates in Japan. They are widely popular in many countries including the US. Nov 12, 2009