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yonkoma

yonkoma noun: a comic strip of Japanese origin, having four panels usually in a vertical orientation.

Noun

yonkoma (plural yonkomas or yonkoma)

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

Forms of yonkoma

pluralyonkomas
pluralyonkoma

Origin of yonkoma

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”).

Questions about yonkoma

What does yonkoma mean?
Yonkoma means a comic strip of Japanese origin, having four panels usually in a vertical orientation.
What part of speech is yonkoma?
Yonkoma is a noun.
What is the plural of yonkoma?
The plural of yonkoma is yonkomas.

Words near yonkoma in the dictionary

  1. yonker
  2. yonkers
  3. Yonkersite
  4. Yonkersites
  5. Yonkes
  6. yonkoma
  7. yonkomas
  8. yonks
  9. Yonne
  10. Yonner
  11. Yonners

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