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random; rambling; boundless
Kanji 1838

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Synopsis

There's water in 漫! See why! Also learn why the "man-" of "manga" means "random" and what "manga" used to mean, as well as the history of manga. Discover terms for "yelling at someone for no good reason," "browsing," and other random acts. Also learn to talk about unrestrained speech, out-of-hand government spending, a pervasive smell, and a riot of cherry blossoms.

Revision history:

May 9, 2024: p. 8: Fixed a formatting problem.

May 22, 2023: p. 17 sidebar: Enhanced the definitions of 浪漫.

Feb. 24, 2022: p. 15: Deleted the sample sentence that translated as ”A bad smell permeated the room." I’ve learned that that’s a very unusual way of using 弥漫.

Apr. 16, 2021:

  • p. 11: Changed the definition of 冗漫 from "verbosity" to "verbose."
  • p. 12: In the sample sentence, I changed "minimal content" to "meager content."

Jan. 24, 2020: 

  • p. 2: Etymology Box: Replaced the old Henshall etymology with the new one.
  • p. 18: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.

May 5, 2017: Originally published.

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Kanji PDF
Cover of essay 1838 on 漫, titled "Manga, Manzai, and More"
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JOYO ON-YOMI
マン
JOYO KUN-YOMI
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STROKES14
RADICAL氵 (85: water)
JLPTN1
HALPERN494/633
HENSHALL1838/2006
SPAHN3a11.11