is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

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 was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher, the first-round draft pick of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 1975, and one of the most famous Japanese right-handed pitchers. He was known as the because of his perfect control pitching, and his nickname ...

(学, born 1957), Japanese professional baseball pitcher * , Japanese professional baseball pitcher * Manabu Miyazaki (学), Japanese writer and social critic *

Manabu Miyazaki (photographer) Manabu Miyazaki (宮崎学, Miyazaki Manabu), born in Nagano Prefecture in 1949, is a Japanese wildlife photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", tog ...

(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 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-time IWGP Tag Team Champi ...

(学, born 1967), Japanese professional wrestler * Manabu Namiki (学, born 1971), Japanese video game music composer * Manabu Orido (学, born 1968), Japanese racing driver *, Japanese voice actor * 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 is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives of Japan, House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan, Diet as a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, CDP. A native of Yokote, Akita and graduate of Chuo Univer ...

(学, born 1971), Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer * Manabu Yamada (born 1969), Japanese mixed martial arts fighter *, Japanese pole vaulter * Screw (band) 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 ''

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

Riki-Oh is a Japanese manga created by Masahiko Takajo and Tetsuya Saruwatari and later adapted to two OVAs and a live-action film named '' Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky''. The story is about a young man who has learned the art of Qigong from one ...

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