is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Manabu can be written using different

kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and 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 ...

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

hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...

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 is a Japanese politician and former 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 represents Noboribetsu in the Hokkaido prefectural asse ...

(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 th ...

(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 is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in the Super GT series for Team apr Racing, driving a Toyota GR86 GT300 and in the Super Taikyu, driving Aston Martin Vantage GT4. He's a two-time JGTC/Super GT GT300 class champions. Racing ca ...

(学, born 1968), Japanese racing driver *, Japanese voice actor *

Manabu Sakai is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Fuchū, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public ...

(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 Class B2 game to become the 47th professional to win 600 official games. Promotion history The promotio ...

(学, born 1970), Japanese shogi player *, Japanese racing driver, journalist and sports announcer *, Japanese biathlete * Manabu Terata (学, born 1971), Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *

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 fi ...

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

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 Films directed by Kōki Mitani Japanese comedy films 1990s Japanese-language films 1997 films Films with screenplays by Kôki Mitani Films scored by Takayuki Hattori ...

'' *Manabu Miyazawa, a character in the manga series ''

BECK Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) 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 music, lo-fi style, and became ...

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

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

'' *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 2007 ...

'' *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-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 ...

. {{given name Japanese masculine given names