How to say “comic” or “manga” in Japanese | 漫画、マンガ (まんが、manga)

2023.12.11

The Japanese vocabulary「漫画、マンガ (まんが、manga)」means “comic” or “manga.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word漫画、マンガ
Hiraganaまんが
Romaji Readingmanga
English Meaningcomic, manga

“Manga” is a Japanese comic.

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentence友人ゆうじんに借かりた漫画まんがを読よむ。
Romaji ReadingYūjin ni karita manga o yomu.
English MeaningI’ll read a comic borrowed from a friend. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence友人に借りた漫画を読みます。
Romaji ReadingYūjin ni karita manga o yomimasu.
English MeaningI’ll read a comic borrowed from a friend. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence漫画まんがの主人公しゅじんこうになってみたい。
Romaji ReadingManga no shujinkō ni natte mitai.
English MeaningI want to be the main character of a manga. (Plain Form)

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Japanese Sentence漫画の主人公になってみたいです。
Romaji ReadingManga no shujinkō ni natte mitai desu.
English MeaningI want to be the main character of a manga. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence漫画まんがを描かいて出版社しゅっぱんしゃに送おくる。
Romaji ReadingManga o kaite shubbansha ni okuru.
English MeaningI’ll draw a manga and send it to a publisher. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence漫画を描いて出版社に送ります。
Romaji ReadingManga o kaite shubbansha ni okurimasu.
English MeaningI’ll draw a manga and send it to a publisher. (Polite Form)