Written forms
Manabu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: ;as a given name *学, "learn" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.People
*Manabu Horii (学, born 1972), Japanese speed skater *Manabu Kitabeppu (学, born 1957), Japanese professional baseball pitcher * , Japanese professional baseball pitcher *Manabu Miyazaki (学), Japanese writer and social critic *Manabu Miyazaki (photographer) (学, born 1949), Japanese wildlife photographer *Manabu Murakami (scholar), Manabu Murakami (学 or 學, born 1936), Japanese literary scholar *Manabu Murakami (wrestler), Manabu Murakami (学, born 1984), Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese footballer *Manabu Nakanishi (学, born 1967), Japanese professional wrestler *Manabu Namiki (学, born 1971), Japanese video game music composer *Manabu Orido (学, born 1968), Japanese racing driver *Manabu Sakai (学, born 1965), Japanese politician *Manabu Senzaki (学, born 1970), Japanese shogi player *, Japanese racing driver, journalist and sports announcer *, Japanese biathlete *Manabu Terata (学, born 1971), Japanese politician *Manabu Yamada (born 1969), Japanese mixed martial arts fighter *, Japanese pole vaulter *Mabanua (born 1984), Japanese drummer, real name *Screw (band) guitarist Manabu (born 1985)Fictional characters
*Manabu Itagaki (学), a character in the manga and anime series ''Fighting Spirit (manga), Fighting Spirit'' *Manabu Kudō (学), a character in the 1997 film ''Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald'' *Manabu Miyazawa, a character in the manga series ''Beck (manga), BECK'' *Manabu Takagi (まなぶ), a minor character in the anime series ''Ojamajo Doremi'' *Manabu Takasaki, a character from the anime and manga series ''Nichijou'' *Manabu Yamaji (学), a character in the tokusatsu drama series ''Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya'' *Manabu-kun (マナブくん), a character in the manga and anime series ''Tomodachi Game'' *Manabu-San, a minor character in the manga Riki-Oh. {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names