Meanings
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が)家(か) (mangaka). Doublet of manhwaga and manhuajia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic رسام مانغا, رسامة مانغا
- رسام مانغا (rassām māngā)a professional manga or anime artist
- رسامة مانغا (rassāmat māngā)a professional manga or anime artist
Bulgarian мангака
- мангака (mangaka)a professional manga or anime artist
Chinese Mandarin 漫畫家 /漫画家
- 漫畫家 /漫画家 (mànhuàjiā)a professional manga or anime artist
French mangaka
- mangakaa professional manga or anime artist
German Mangaka, Mangazeichner
- Mangakaa professional manga or anime artist
- Mangazeichnera professional manga or anime artist
Hindi मांगा लेखक, मांगा लेखिका
- मांगा लेखक (māṅgā lekhak)a professional manga or anime artist
- मांगा लेखिका (māṅgā lekhikā)a professional manga or anime artist
Indonesian mangaka
- mangakaa professional manga or anime artist
Italian mangaka
- mangakaa professional manga or anime artist
Japanese 漫画家
- 漫画家 (mangaka)a professional manga or anime artist
Korean 만화가
- 만화가 (manhwaga)a professional manga or anime artist
Polish mangaka
- mangakaa professional manga or anime artist
Portuguese mangaká
- mangakáa professional manga or anime artist
Russian манга́ка
- манга́ка (mangáka)a professional manga or anime artist
Spanish mangaka
- mangakaa professional manga or anime artist
Ukrainian манґака
- манґака (mangaka)a professional manga or anime artist
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
mangaka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mangaka
MLA
“mangaka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mangaka. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mangaka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mangaka.
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