yonkoma

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noun

A comic strip of Japanese origin, having four panels usually in a vertical orientation.

OriginJapanese 4コマ →
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Meanings

nounyonkoma (plural yonkomas or yonkoma)

plural yonkomas

  1. A comic strip of Japanese origin, having four panels usually in a vertical orientation.

Origin

  1. Japanese4コマ“four-frame”
  2. Englishyonkoma

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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Anagrams

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APA

yonkoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yonkoma

MLA

“yonkoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yonkoma. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yonkoma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yonkoma.

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