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 , 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 , 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 , Japanese racing driver, journalist and sports announcer , Japanese biathlete Manabu Terata (学, born 1971), Japanese politician Manabu Yamada (born 1969), Japanese mixed martial arts fighter , Japanese pole vaulter Mabanua (born 1984), Japanese drummer, real name 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 Saien, a character in the anime series series Beyblade 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.