noun
Meaning 1
A professional manga or anime artist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mangaka
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmæŋɡəkə/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːŋɡəkə/
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General-American: /ˈmɑŋɡəkə/
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General-American: /ˈmæŋɡəkə/
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rhymes with -æŋɡəkə
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rhymes with -ɑːŋɡəkə
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が)家(か) (mangaka). Doublet of manhwaga and manhuajia.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: мангака (mangaka) — a professional manga or anime artist
- Chinese Mandarin: 漫畫家 /漫画家 (mànhuàjiā) — a professional manga or anime artist
- French: mangaka — a professional manga or anime artist
- German: Mangaka — a professional manga or anime artist
- German: Mangazeichner — a professional manga or anime artist
- Indonesian: mangaka — a professional manga or anime artist
- Italian: mangaka — a professional manga or anime artist
- Japanese: 漫画家 (mangaka) — a professional manga or anime artist
- Korean: 만화가 (manhwaga) — a professional manga or anime artist
- Polish: mangaka — a professional manga or anime artist
- Portuguese: mangaká — a professional manga or anime artist
- Russian: манга́ка (mangáka) — a professional manga or anime artist
- Spanish: mangaka — a professional manga or anime artist
- Ukrainian: манґака (mangaka) — a professional manga or anime artist