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 Japanese word meaning "learn" (学ぶ^?). It is also 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 (学, born 1957), Japanese professional baseball pitcher
• Manabu Miyazaki (学), Japanese writer and social critic
• Manabu Miyazaki (photographer) (学, born 1949), Japanese wildlife photographer
• Manabu Murakami (学, born 1984), Japanese professional wrestler
• 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 Suzuki (学, born 1963), Japanese former racing driver, journalist, and sport announcer
• Manabu Terata (学, born 1971), Japanese politician
• Manabu Yamada (born 1969), Japanese mixed martial arts fighter

Characters

• Manabu Itagaki (学), a character in the manga and anime series Fighting Spirit
• Manabu Ito (学), a character in the manga series Homunculus
• Manabu Kudō (学), a character in the 1997 film Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
• Manabu Miyazawa, a character in the manga and anime series BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad
• Manabu Takagi (まなぶ), a minor character in the anime series Ojamajo Doremi
• Manabu Yamaji (学), a character in the tokusatsu drama series Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya
• Manabu-San, a minor character in the manga Riki-Oh.
• Manabu Yukawa (学), a main character in the Japanese TV drama series Galileo

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