also: ひとこま
one scene; one frame; one shot; one exposure
Used in film, photography, and animation to count individual frames, shots, or scenes. Often appears in contexts like 一コマの写真 or 一コマの映像.
one panel; one cell
Specifically for comics, manga, or storyboards: one panel or cell. 一コマ漫画 is a one-panel cartoon.
Every single frame of this movie is beautiful.
He gleaned a lot of information from a single photograph.
The first panel of this four-panel comic is the funniest.
My hobby is drawing single-panel cartoons.
Common mixed kanji-katakana spelling; the reading ひとコマ is standard for this form.
Numerical variant of 一コマ, often seen in informal or digital contexts.
Kanji-hiragana spelling; the reading ひとこま is used here.
Numerical-hiragana variant; less common but possible.
Rare kanji spelling using 齣 (frame/scene); mainly in literary or technical contexts.
Irregular kanji usage; 駒 normally means 'horse' or 'piece', but used here for 'frame'.
Compound of 一 (one) and コマ (frame/scene/panel). コマ is derived from 齣 (frame of a film or comic), but the katakana spelling is now standard.