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Sikh Manji A Manji (Punjabi: ਮੰਜੀ ਪ੍ਰਥਾ ) was a Sikh religious administrative unit for the propagation of Sikhism towards men. It was part of the Sikh missionary administrative organization founded by Guru Amar Das, the third Guru of Sik ...

, a religious administrative unit in Sikhism * The Japanese name of the 卍 character (from Chinese: ''wàn zì'') *

Manji (era) was a after ''Meireki'' and before ''Kanbun.'' This period spanned the years from July 1658 through April 1661. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834) ''Annales des empereurs du japon'', p. 413./ref> Change of era * 1658 : The era n ...

, a Japanese era name * A type of

sai (weapon) The ''sai'' (Japanese: 釵, ; Chinese: 鐵尺, ) is a traditional Okinawan stabbing weapon used for stabbing and striking. It is primarily used in ninjutsu and kobudo, as well as in southern Chinese martial arts. The basic form of the we ...

, a traditional Okinawan weapon * The alternative term for a

charpai Charpai, Charpaya, Charpoy, Khat or Manji (Tamil :கட்டில் Hindi : चारपाई, Bengali: চারপায়া, Urdu: چارپائی, Saraiki, Punjabi; ''char'' "four" + ''paya'' "footed") is a traditional woven bed used ...

* Manji (蠻子), an old term for

Southern China South China () is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is that most of its citizens are not n ...

Arts and entertainment

Manji (raga) Manji may refer to: * Sikh Manji, a religious administrative unit in Sikhism * The Japanese name of the 卍 character (from Chinese: ''wàn zì'') * Manji (era), a Japanese era name * A type of sai (weapon), a traditional Okinawan weapon * The a ...

, one of the Ragams of

Carnatic music Carnatic music, known as or in the Dravidian languages, South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, an ...

* ''Manji'', the original Japanese title of the 1928 novel ''Quicksand'' by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki ** ''Manji'' (film), the title of several film adaptations of the novel

People

Irshad Manji Irshad Manji (born 1968) is a Ugandan-born Canadian educator. She is the author of ''The Trouble with Islam Today'' (2004) and ''Allah, Liberty and Love'' (2011), both of which have been banned in several Muslim countries. She also produced a PB ...

(born 1968), Canadian author *

Firoze Manji Firoze Madatally Manji (born 1950) is a Kenyan activist with more than 40 years’ experience in international development, health, human rights, teaching, publishing and political organizing. He is the recipient of the 202 Background Firoze M ...

(born 1950), Kenyan activist, author and CEO * Hafeez Manji (born 1987), Kenyan cricketer * Manji Khan (1888–1937), Hindustani Classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana * Manji Terashima (1898–1983), Japanese photographer *

Manji Fukushima Manji Fukushima is a male former table tennis player from Japan. In 1963 he won three gold medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tourn ...

, Japanese table tennis player *

Raf Manji Raf Alfred Manji (born ) is a New Zealand politician, with a background in governance, finance and social enterprise. He is currently leader of The Opportunities Party (TOP). Early life Manji was born in London to an Indian Muslim father and Iri ...

(born 1966), a New Zealand politician

Popular culture

* Manji, level 3 from quest 1 of the video game ''

The Legend of Zelda ''The Legend of Zelda'' is an action-adventure game franchise created by the Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo, although some portable installments and re-rele ...

'' * Manji Clan,

Yoshimitsu is a name used by three different characters who appear in the ''Tekken'' and ''Soulcalibur'' series of fighting games by Namco. The first version of Yoshimitsu made his debut in the original ''Tekken (video game), Tekken'' in 1994. The second ...

's clan in the ''Tekken'' series of video games * Manji Cult, appeared in the 1998 PS1 video game '' Tenchu: Stealth Assassins'' * Manji, an organization in the ''

Soulcalibur is a weapon-based fighting video game franchise by Bandai Namco Entertainment. There are seven main installments of video games and various media spin-offs, including music albums and a series of manga books. The first game in the series, '' ...

'' game series * Manji, a character in the role-playing game ''

MapleStory ''MapleStory'' () is a free-to-play, 2D, side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game, developed by South Korean company Wizet. Several versions of the game are available for specific countries or regions, published by vario ...

'' * Manji, the main character of the manga series ''

Blade of the Immortal is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroaki Samura. The series is set in Japan during the mid- Tokugawa Shogunate period and follows the cursed samurai Manji, who has to kill 1,000 evil men in order to regain his mortal ...

'' by Hiroaki Samura * Tokyo Manji Gang, the main group from the manga series ''

Tokyo Revengers is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Wakui. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from March 2017 to November 2022, with its chapters collected in 30 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of November 2022. A ...

'' by Ken Wakui

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