Home › Words › M › manhwamanhwa/ˈmænhwɑː/manhwa · noun — A comic originating in Korea.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).manhwa is pronounced /ˈmænhwɑː/.EtymologyBorrowed from Korean 만화(漫畫) (manhwa), from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が) (manga). Doublet of manga and manhua.nounA comic originating in Korea.e.g.“In fact, many manga fans don't realize that their favorite comics — such as Priest, Ragnarock, and Island — are actually Korean manhwa!” — 2004, Christopher Hart, Manhwa Mania: How to Draw Korean Comics, Watson-Guptill Publications, →ISBN, page 7:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.manhua 79% match — A comic originating in China or Taiwan. vs manhwa →pornhwa 70% match — A pornographic manhwa (Korean comic). vs manhwa →koreanovela 55% match — A soap opera originating in Korea. vs manhwa →animanga 55% match — Japanese comics (manga) and Japanese animation (anime) taken collectively. vs manhwa →webcomic 54% match — An online comic, especially one first published on the Internet. vs manhwa →mangaka 52% match — A professional manga or anime artist. vs manhwa →mangadom 51% match — The world or sphere of manga (Japanese comics). vs manhwa →amerimanga 50% match — Comics created in the United States, or by extension North America, in the style of Japanese comics (manga). vs manhwa →