MANGA
What does "MANGA" mean?
A style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels.
Meanings
- Japanese comic books and graphic novels, typically printed in black and white and read right to left. She owns the entire manga series in its original Japanese.
Did you know?
- Manga is read right to left, top to bottom — which is why a translated volume's 'back' cover is the front, and the first page tells you to flip the book over.
Word origin
From Japanese 'manga' (漫画), combining 'man' (whimsical, impromptu) and 'ga' (picture); popularized in its modern sense in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Remember it
MANGA = 'man + ga' in Japanese: whimsical (man) pictures (ga).
A little poem
Right page before left,
ink panels breathe like cut frames-
the eye learns to swim.
haiku
Wordplay
- I bought a manga and read it cover to cover. My friend said I'd read it backwards. I said no — you did.
What it teaches
What looks backwards is often just a different page deciding to be the front.
Quick facts
What does MANGA mean?
A style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels.
Is MANGA a valid word?
Yes — MANGA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MANGA?
MANGA has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MANGA come from?
From Japanese 'manga' (漫画), combining 'man' (whimsical, impromptu) and 'ga' (picture); popularized in its modern sense in the 19th and 20th centuries.
What can MANGA teach us?
What looks backwards is often just a different page deciding to be the front.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.