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漫 means 'random'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 1556   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-25    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 38 words   Used in 64 words   Used in 9 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   マン
Additional readings
Kun    みだりに   そぞろ
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 漫 - click the badge to download
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.
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The essay is also included in the following Thematic Bundles
36
The Meanings of Manga
娯 撤 漫 勃
This bundle provides a solid introduction to manga, especially essay 1838, with its definitions of "manga" and related vocabulary, a manga history, a list of manga genres, and explanations of the symbols used in these cartoons. Essay 1238 supplies essential context about the history of amusement in Japan, including a manga magazine. Essay 2113 discusses the sudden rise of the manga and anime subcultures in the 1970s, which led to classic works inspired by Osamu Tezuka, who started the so-called manga revolution. And essay 1630 showcases Shigeru Mizuki's epic manga about World War II, with translations of four panels.
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⿰  氵 (水) water  曼 wide  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 漫 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 漫 is used 57 times, read 2 ways.
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noun
cartoon; comic; comic strip
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そぞろ : 5 words FIND ALL
in spite of oneself; somehow; without knowing why; vaguely  (often written with kana only)
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An additional 7 less common words include 漫 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1838  Joy o' Kanji : 1838  Key to Kanji: - 

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漫
マン    random, aimless   
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曼
マン    wide   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
罒
net
又
また again   
氵
スイ   みず water   
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