Where does “漫画字” come from?

漫画字 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 漫画, from Japanese 画, from Middle Chinese 畫 — drawing.

漫画字 (Japanese): an orthographic handwriting style in which each character is characterized by an exaggerated roundness

Definitions

  1. an orthographic handwriting style in which each character is characterized by an exaggerated roundness

Ancestry of “漫画字”, step by step

漫画字 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 漫画

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese漫画a drawing or painting made as one pleases without...
2Japanese画picture, drawing, painting; movie, film, video;...
3Middle Chinese畫drawing

via Japanese 字

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese字letter, character; handwriting, penmanship; a...
2Middle Chinese字letter, symbol, character; character
Every word from Middle Chinese 畫 →Every word from Japanese 画 →Every word from Japanese 漫画 →