is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

Manabu can be written using different

kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...

characters and can mean: ;as a given name *学, "learn" The name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

People

Manabu Horii (born February 19, 1972) is a former Japanese politician and speed skater. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 1994, and also competed in the 1998 and 2002 Olympics. He ended his speed skating career in 2002. Horii represented Noboribetsu in th ...

(学, born 1972), Japanese speed skater * Manabu Kitabeppu (学, born 1957), Japanese professional baseball pitcher * , Japanese professional baseball pitcher *

Manabu Miyazaki was a Japanese writer, social critic and public figure. He is the author of several best-selling books in Japan. His autobiography ''Toppamono'' sold 600,000 copies and has since been translated into English. In 1985, Miyazaki was named by the ...

(学), Japanese writer and social critic * Manabu Miyazaki (photographer) (学, born 1949), Japanese wildlife photographer * Manabu Murakami (学 or 學, born 1936), Japanese literary scholar * Manabu Murakami (学, born 1984), Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese footballer *

Manabu Nakanishi is a Japanese retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, who was primarily associated with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a one-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, one-time G1 Climax winner and three-t ...

(学, born 1967), Japanese professional wrestler *

Manabu Namiki is a Japanese video game composer who is primarily known for his work in shoot 'em up games. He has worked at game companies such as Allumer, NMK, Raizing and M2. In October 2002, Namiki, Hitoshi Sakimoto, and Masaharu Iwata founded the m ...

(学, born 1971), Japanese video game music composer *

Manabu Orido is a Japanese professional racing driver. He currently competes in the Super GT series for Team apr Racing driving a Toyota 86#Super GT, Toyota GR86 GT300, in the Super Taikyu Series, Super Taikyu series driving an Aston Martin Vantage (2018)#G ...

(学, born 1968), Japanese racing driver * Manabu Sakai (学, born 1965), Japanese politician *

Manabu Senzaki is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9- dan. Shogi professional On February 7, 2013, Senzaki defeated Eiji Iijima in an Mejin League Class B2 game to become the 47th professional to win 600 official games. Promotion history The pr ...

(学, born 1970), Japanese shogi player *, Japanese racing driver, journalist and sports announcer *, Japanese biathlete *

Manabu Terata is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan, Diet as a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Constitutional Democratic Party. Early life Terata is a ...

(学, born 1971), Japanese politician *

Manabu Yamada Manabu Yamada (山田学, born May 18, 1969, in Tochigi, Japan) is a retired Japanese mixed martial arts fighter. He is best known for his participation in Shooto and Pancrase fighting organizations. On December 17, 1994, Yamada advanced to the ...

(born 1969), Japanese mixed martial arts fighter *, Japanese pole vaulter *

Mabanua , better known by his alias Mabanua (stylized in lowercase; ), is a Japanese music producer, drummer, and singer. He released his first album ''Done Already'' in November 2008 and has participated in production for artists including Kenshi Yonezu, ...

(born 1984), Japanese drummer, real name *

Screw (band) Screw (typeset as SCREW) was a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in March 2006 by vocalist Byou and Yuuto, who were previously in the band Joker before its disbandment. Biography 2011-present: ''Biran'', Going Major and Xanadu Seventh Heave ...

guitarist Manabu (born 1985)

Fictional characters

*Manabu Itagaki (学), a character in the manga and anime series '' Fighting Spirit'' *Manabu Kudō (学), a character in the 1997 film '' Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald'' *Manabu Miyazawa, a character in the manga series ''

BECK Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970), known mononymously as Beck, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi mus ...

'' *Manabu Takagi (まなぶ), a minor character in the anime series ''

Ojamajo Doremi , alternatively titled ''Magical DoReMi'' in English, is a Japanese fantasy magical girl anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It focuses on a group of elementary school girls, led by Doremi Harukaze, who become wit ...

'' *Manabu Takasaki, a character from the anime and manga series ''

Nichijou is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi. The manga began serialization in the December 2006 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine '' Shōnen Ace'', and was also serialized in '' Comptiq'' between the March ...

'' *Manabu Yamaji (学), a character in the tokusatsu drama series ''

Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya is a Japanese television series that aired on TV Asahi and its affiliates from January 24, 1988, to January 22, 1989, lasting 50 episodes. It was the seventh installment in Toei Company, Toei's ''Metal Hero Series'' Metaseries, franchise of live ...

'' *Manabu-kun (マナブくん), a character in the manga and anime series ''

Tomodachi Game is a Japanese manga series conceptualized by Mikoto Yamaguchi and written and illustrated by Yuki Sato. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'' from December 2013 to August 2024, with its chapters c ...

'' *Manabu-San, a minor character in the manga

Riki-Oh is a Japanese manga series written by and illustrated by Tetsuya Saruwatari. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Business Jump'' from 1987 to 1990, with its chapters collected in 12 volumes. The story follows the titular R ...

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