Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manhwa

/ˈmɑnhwɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: man-hwa
IPA: /ˈmɑnhwɑ/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A comic originating in Korea.

Example Sentences

"In fact, many manga fans don't realize that their favorite comics — such as Priest, Ragnarock, and Island — are actually Korean manhwa!"
"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."
"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 만화(漫畫) (manhwa), from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が) (manga). Doublet of manga and manhua.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɑnhwɑ/
British English: /ˈmænhwɑː/

Inflected Forms

manhwas (plural)

Derived Forms

pornhwa

Phrases

comic book comic strip 4-koma

Frequently Paired Words

manhwaga comic book comic strip 4-koma manga manhua

Homonyms

manhua

Rhymes With

manhua

Questions

How do you pronounce manhwa?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑnhwɑ/.
What does manhwa mean?: A comic originating in Korea.
Where does manhwa come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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