Japanese word

コミック

Pronunciation

Romajikomikku

Meaning

  • nouncomic book

Example

このコミックはおもしろいです。ko no ko mi kku wa o mo shi ro i de su

This comic book is interesting.

Illustration for コミック (comic book)

More examples

書店でコミックを三冊買いました。sho ten de ko mi kku o san satsu ka i ma shi ta

I bought three comic books at the bookstore.

Core concept

Presents a story or idea through a sequence of drawn panels and short text.

Common phrases

  • コミックを読むko mi kku o yo mu

    read a comic book

  • コミックを買うko mi kku o ka u

    buy a comic book

Similar words

漫画manga: A story or idea presented through drawn images and accompanying text.

Definition in Japanese

絵と短い文章を組み合わせて物語や情報を表す本や雑誌。e to mijika i bun shō o ku mi a wa se te monogatari ya jō hō o arawa su hon ya zas shi

Word origin

The Japanese word コミック (komikku) is borrowed from English comic, which comes from Latin comicus and Greek kōmikos, meaning "related to comedy".

Usage tips

  • In English, comic may mean a comic book, a comedian, or something funny, so context determines which meaning is intended.

Other meanings

  • manganoun

Related words

  • コミック化komikkukacomic adaptationnoun

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