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manhwa

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmænhwɑː/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːnhwɑː/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-wɑː/
  • General-American: /ˈmɑnhwɑ/
  • General-American: /ˈmænhwɑ/
  • General-American: /-wɑ/
  • rhymes with -ænhwɑː
  • rhymes with -ɑːnhwɑː
  • rhymes with -ænwɑː
  • rhymes with -ɑːnwɑː
  • homophone: manhua

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noun

Meaning 1

A comic originating in Korea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: comics, literature, media, publishing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 韓漫 /韩漫 (hánmàn) — Translations
  • French: manhwa — Translations
  • German: Manhwa — Translations
  • Indonesian: manhwa — Translations
  • Portuguese: manhwa — Translations
  • Russian: ма́нхва (mánxva) — Translations
  • Spanish: manhwa — Translations
  • Tamil: மன்ஹ்வா (maṉhvā) — Translations
  • Ukrainian: ма́нхва (mánxva) — Translations
  • Urdu: مانہوا (mānhvā) — Translations
Real reading context

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