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.
Every single frame of this movie is beautiful.
He gleaned a lot of information from a single photograph.
one panel; one cell
Specifically for comics, manga, or storyboards: one panel or cell. 一コマ漫画 is a one-panel cartoon.
The first panel of this four-panel comic is the funniest.
My hobby is drawing single-panel cartoons.
Same meaning but uses the rare kanji 齣, which is more literary and less common in everyday writing.
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.