Etymology

yonkoma

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Today it means: A comic strip of Japanese origin, having four panels usually in a vertical orientation. Full definition →

Japanese 4コマ
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The story

  1. Japanese · borrowed from4コマ“four-frame”
  2. English todayyonkoma

Borrowed from Japanese 4コマ (yon-koma, “four-frame”), clipping of 4コマ漫画 (yon-koma manga, literally “four-panel comic strip”).

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