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manga

The origin and history of manga.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese manga, itself from Chinese characters meaning roughly "free, unrestrained" plus "drawing." The word took off after an 1814 book by the artist Hokusai used it as a title.

Origin: Chinese · First attested 1814

Class of 1814

manga first entered the language around 1814. Other words from the same year:

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