漫画 — meaning in English
manga
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English meaning
- caricature noun A drawing or description that exaggerates someone's features for comic or critical effect.
- cartoon noun A humorous or satirical drawing, often with a caption.
- comic adj Funny or intended to amuse; relating to comedy.
- comics noun Comic books, comic strips, and similar picture-story media as a whole.
- manga noun A comic or graphic novel originating in Japan.
Senses
漫画 is used for these senses in English:
- caricature Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque.
- cartoon (comics) A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
- comics the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art
- graphic novel (comics) A comic book containing a single and full nonepisodic story.
- manga (countable, comics) A comic originating in Japan.
- manga (countable, loosely, sometimes, proscribed) Any comic in such a style, regardless of the country of origin.
caricature — full definition
- noun A drawing or description that exaggerates someone's features for comic or critical effect.
- noun An exaggerated or absurd version of something, distorting it beyond recognition.
- verb To portray someone or something in an exaggerated, often mocking way.
cartoon — full definition
- noun A humorous or satirical drawing, often with a caption.
- noun An animated film or television show.
- verb To draw in a cartoon style, or to caricature.