Kanji 漫 cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained Related words 漫まん 画が General term for comics or manga; 4コマ漫画 specifies the four-panel format.
ストリップ 漫まん 画が A broader term for comic strips, not limited to four panels.
Written forms 4よん コマ 漫まん 画が
Most common spelling using numeral 4 and katakana コマ .
四よん コマ 漫まん 画が
Kanji spelling for 四 ; equally valid but slightly less common than the numeral form.
四よん 齣こま 漫まん 画が
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 齣 for コマ ; mainly encountered in older or stylistic contexts.
Etymology Compound of 四 (four) + コマ (panel, frame) + 漫画 (comic, manga). The reading よん is the native Japanese numeral for four.
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