"yonkoma" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yonkomas [plural], yonkoma [plural]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|4コマ||four-frame|tr=yon-koma}} Borrowed from Japanese 4コマ (yon-koma, “four-frame”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|yonkoma}} yonkoma (plural yonkomas or yonkoma)
  1. A comic strip of Japanese origin, having four panels usually in a vertical orientation. Wikipedia link: yonkoma
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