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漫画家 (mangaka) Japanese meaning: manga artist | Kotomora

漫まん画が家か

also: マンガか

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Meanings

1

manga artist; cartoonist; comic book artist

Refers to a professional creator of manga (Japanese comics). The loanword 'mangaka' is also used in English contexts.

彼かの女じょは人にん気き漫まん画が家かとして世せ界かい中じゅうにファンがいる。

As a popular manga artist, she has fans all over the world.

漫まん画が家かになるには、まずアシスタントとして経けい験けんを積つむ人ひとが多おおい。

Many people first gain experience as an assistant to become a manga artist.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が漫まん画が家かになるto become a manga artist
彼かれは高こう校こう生せいの時ときから漫まん画が家かになる夢ゆめを持もっていた。
He had dreamed of becoming a manga artist since he was in high school.
漫まん画が家かとしてデビューするto make one's debut as a manga artist
彼かの女じょは二十歳はたちのときに漫まん画が家かとしてデビューした。
She made her debut as a manga artist at the age of twenty.

Kanji

漫cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained
画brush-stroke, picture
家house, home, family

Related words

作さっ家かN3
作家 is the general word for a professional writer or author, while 漫画家 specifically means someone who creates manga.

Don't confuse with

イラストレーター
イラストレーター is a broader term for an illustrator who may not draw manga, while 漫画家 specifically refers to someone who creates manga/comics.
画が家かN3
漫画家 (manga artist) shares the character 画 with 画家 (painter) and looks similar in writing, but the two refer to completely different professions.
アニメーター
漫画家 draws manga comics for print, whereas アニメーター works on animated film or TV production, so the two professions are distinct despite both being visual artists.

Built from

漫まん画が+家か

Written forms

漫まん画が家か
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
マンガ家か
Mixed katakana-kanji spelling; sometimes used for stylistic effect or when emphasizing the katakana word マンガ.
まんが家か
Mixed hiragana-kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.
マンガか

Etymology

Compound of 漫画 (manga, 'comics') and 家 (-ka, 'professional, expert').