Refers to humorous or satirical drawings, often with exaggerated features. Can be used for single-panel cartoons, caricatures, or comic strips.
A caricature of a politician appeared in the newspaper.
He is good at drawing cartoons.
This comic depicts the politician in a caricatured way.
His novel is said to be a caricature of modern society.
風刺画 is narrowly focused on political or social satire, whereas 戯画 can also just be a humorous or exaggerated drawing without a satirical target.
カリカチュア is a loanword used mainly for portrait-style exaggerated drawings of a person, while 戯画 is a native Japanese term with a wider range of humorous or satirical imagery.
Used when referring to individual sheets/pages or flat printed items; for ‘caricature/cartoon/comics’ as works, native counting is often by pieces/works rather than a dedicated counter.
caricaturing; turning into a caricature
Composed of 戯 (play, frolic) and 画 (picture). The term has been used since the Heian period for humorous or satirical pictures.