Kanji

漫

漫

cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained, in spite of oneself, corrupt

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

マン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

みだりに, そぞろ

Nanori (Name Reading)

ひろ, みつ

Common Readings

マン

Example sentences

漫画 まんが
私は暇な時に漫画を読みます。

I read manga in my free time.

神様 かみさま
彼は漫画の神様と呼ばれている。

He is called the 'God of Manga'.

漫画家 まんがか
彼は夢を叶えて、プロの漫画家になった。

He fulfilled his dream and became a professional manga artist.

カリカチュア カリカチュア
その漫画家は政治家をカリカチュアにして描いた

The cartoonist drew the politician as a caricature.

漫才 まんざい
昨夜、劇場に行って、有名なコンビの漫才を見て笑った。

Last night, I went to a theater and laughed at a manzai performance by a famous duo.

コンビ コンビ
二人は漫才のコンビを組んでいる。

The two of them have formed a comedy duo.

散漫 さんまん
疲れのせいで注意力が散漫になっている。

My attention is wandering because of fatigue.

注意力 ちゅういりょく
長時間の運転は注意力が散漫になりやすいので、こまめに休憩をとるべきだ。

Driving for a long time makes it easy for one's attention to wander, so you should take frequent breaks.

Example Vocabulary

漫画

まんが

manga; cartoon; comics

漫画家

まんがか

manga artist; mangaka

漫才

まんざい

manzai; traditional Japanese stand-up comedy

天真爛漫

てんしんらんまん

漫然

まんぜん

散漫

さんまん

distracted; desultory; loose; lack of focus

浪漫

ろうまん

漫研

まんけん

漫画雑誌

まんがざっし

エロ漫画

エロまんが

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