만화

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 漫畫, from 漫 (“free, unrestrained”) + 畫 (“drawing”); an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が) (manga).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)nβwa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [만(ː)화]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?manhwa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?manhwa
    McCune–Reischauer?manhwa
    Yale Romanization?mān.hwa

    Noun

    만화 • (manhwa) (hanja 漫畫/漫畵)

    1. comics, manga, manhwa, manhua
      Synonym: 다음엇지 (da'eumeotji)
      일본의 만화 ― Ilbon-ui manhwa ― Japanese manga
      우리나라의 만화 ― Urinara-ui manhwa ― Korean manhwa

    Usage notes

    • All comics in general are called 만화 (manhwa) in Korean. In other countries, the romanization manhwa is typically used for comics produced primarily for the Korean market.

    Derived terms

    • 만화가(漫畫家) (manhwaga)
    • 명랑만화 (myeongnangmanhwa)
    • 미국 만화 (miguk manhwa)
    • 소늉 만화 (sonyung manhwa)
    • 순정 만화 (sunjeong manhwa)
    • 충융 만화 (chung'yung manhwa)

    Descendants

    • → English: manhwa
    • → French: manhwa
    • → Russian: ма́нхва (mánxva)
    • → Ukrainian: ма́нхва (mánxva)
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