Meaning
A comic originating in Japan.
Etymology
Origin: Japanese
Etymology tree Japanese 漫 Japanese 画 Japanese 漫画 (manga)bor. English manga Borrowed from Japanese 漫画(まんが) (manga), from Middle Chinese 漫 (MC manH, “free, unrestrained”) + 畫 (MC hweaH|hweak, “drawing”). Compare Mandarin 漫畫／漫画 (mànhuà), Korean 만화 (漫畵／漫畫, manhwa). After an 1814 book by Katsushika Hokusai. Doublet of manhua and manhwa.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 18 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-05MACGIKN
- 2026-08-14MADGINT
- 2026-05-28AGIJMNU
- 2026-05-15MANGCIP
- 2026-03-01MAFGINR
- 2026-02-14MABEGIN
- 2026-01-22GATMENU
- 2025-12-20GNAMEDL
- 2025-08-30AENIGMZ
- 2025-08-10GAOMENT
- 2025-03-09MANGELT
- 2025-03-07MAOHGNY
+6 earlier appearances in the archive.