manhwa
English
Etymology
From Korean 만화(漫畫) (manhwa), from Japanese 漫画 (manga). Doublet of manga.
Noun
manhwa (plural manhwas or manhwa)
- (comics) A Korean comic.
- 2004, Christopher Hart, Manhwa Mania: How to Draw Korean Comics, Watson-Guptill Publications, →ISBN, page 7:
- In fact, many manga fans don't realize that their favorite comics — such as Priest, Ragnarock, and Island — are actually Korean manhwa!
- 2007, Jason Thompson, Manga: The Complete Guide, Del Rey, published 2007, →ISBN:
- Since the Korean language reads left to right (unlike Chinese and Japanese), manhwa are printed left to right in the same format as English books.
- 2008, Mark James Russell, Pop Goes Korea: Behind the Revolution in Movies, Music, and Internet Culture, Stone Bridge Press, published 2008, →ISBN:
- As the best Japanese titles were mined, the American companies began to look for alternatives, and Tokyopop's founder Stuart Levy already had a budding interest in Korean manhwa.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:manhwa.
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Hypernyms
- comic/comics
Coordinate terms
- manga (“Japanese comic”)
- manhua (“Chinese comic”)
- komku (“Malaysian comic”)
Related terms
- manhwaga (a manhwa artist/author)
See also
- comic book
- comic strip
- 4-koma
French
Etymology
From Korean 만화(漫畫) (manhwa). Doublet of manhua.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.nwa/, /man.hwa/
Audio (file)
Noun
manhwa m (plural manhwas)
- (comics) Korean comics
Hypernyms
- Webtoon / BD / bande dessinée / Manga / Coréenne /
Coordinate terms
- manga
- manhua
Indonesian
Etymology
From Korean 만화 (manhwa) (漫畫), from Japanese 漫画 (manga). Doublet of manga and manhua.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈman.hwa]
- Hyphenation: man‧hwa
Noun
manhwa
- manhwa, a Korean comic.
- Hypernym: komik
Further reading
- “manhwa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.