漫画|まんがmanga[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N4approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nouncartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
    僕ぼくの趣味しゅみは漫画まんがを読よむ事ことです。↗
    My hobby is reading comics.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym戯画ぎがWrittenWritten. Playful, joking pictures with a classical flavor, as in 「鳥獣戯画」.
  • Synonym滑稽画こっけいがWrittenWritten. Exaggerates people's features for comic effect; the stress is on being funny rather than telling a story, unlike 「漫画」.
  • Related風刺画ふうしがWrittenWritten. Pictures satirizing current events or public figures, like political cartoons in newspapers; the focus is on satire, often delivered through humour.
  • Relatedポンチ絵ポンチえCasualColloquial. A Meiji-era term for satirical illustrations, also used of rough sketches or diagrams; rarely used today.
  • RelatedカリカチュアNeutralNeutral. A loanword for caricatures built on deliberate exaggeration; unlike 「漫画」 it does not refer to comic strips.
  • RelatedカリカチャーNeutralNeutral. An alternative phonetic spelling of 「カリカチュア」 for a satirical cartoon; seen less often.
  • Related諷刺画WrittenWritten. An alternative spelling of 「風刺画」; both forms are acceptable and mean the same satirical picture.

Default to 「漫画」. For satirical pictures of current events use 「風刺画」 or 「カリカチュア」; for humorous exaggeration use 「滑稽画」; for classical playful pictures use 「戯画」; 「ポンチ絵」 is an old-fashioned name.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 構かまえず気きままに描えがく絵え。[1799年ねん~]
  2. 大胆だいたんなデフォルメや省略しょうりゃく等とうの手法しゅほうで描えがき、鑑賞かんしょう者しゃに滑稽こっけいさや風刺ふうしを伝つたえようとする絵え。[1920年ねん~]
  3. 連続れんぞく性せいのある漫画まんが絵えと各かく場面ばめんに関かんする文ぶん(台詞せりふ・解説かいせつ・詩しなど)を連つらねる形式けいしきで表あらわす、物語ものがたりの表現ひょうげん形態けいたい。
  4. テレビ番組ばんぐみや映画えいがなどを表現ひょうげん媒体ばいたいとするアニメーション作品さくひんの別名べつめい。時じに特撮とくさつ作品さくひんをも含ふくむ。
  5. 質しつが低ひくく滑稽こっけいなもの。噴飯ふんぱん物ぶつ。
  6. 篦鷺へらさぎ。[1778年ねん~]
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