Manabu

Manabu

Pronunciation	Ma-na-b(u)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of origin	Japanese
Other names
Related names	Gaku

Manabu (まなぶ, マナブ) is a masculine Japanese given name.

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
• Manabu Mima (美馬 学, born 1986), Japanese professional baseball pitcher
• Manabu Miyazaki (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
• Manabu Nakamura (中村 学, born 1977), 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
• Manabu Suzuki (鈴木 学, born 1963), Japanese racing driver, journalist and sports announcer
• Manabu Suzuki (biathlete) (鈴木 学, born 1946), Japanese biathlete
• Manabu Terata (学, born 1971), Japanese politician
• Manabu Umezawa (梅澤 学, born 1972), Japanese footballer
• Manabu Watanabe (渡部 学, born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Manabu Yamada (born 1969), Japanese mixed martial arts fighter
• Manabu Yokoyama (横山 学, born 1974), Japanese pole vaulter
• Mabanua (born 1984), Japanese drummer, real name Manabu Yamaguchi (山口 学)
• 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 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.