Japanese symbol for “cartoonist”
漫画家
まんがか
Romaji: mangaka
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author
In Japanese, cartoonist is 漫画家, read まんがか (mangaka).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
Written forms: 漫画家、マンガ家、まんが家. Readings: まんがか、マンガか.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 漫画 | まんが manga | cartoon; comic; comic strip |
| 漫才 | まんざい manzai | manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit |
| 漫談 | まんだん mandan | chat; desultory conversation |
| 散漫 | さんまん sanman | vague; desultory; distracted |
| 浪漫 | ロマン roman | romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale |
| 放漫 | ほうまん houman | whimsy; looseness; indiscretion |
| 映画 | えいが eiga | movie; film; motion picture |
| 計画 | けいかく keikaku | plan; project; schedule |
| 家族 | かぞく kazoku | family |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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