Manabu
Manabu 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"
People
- Manabu Horii, Japanese speed skater
- Manabu Kitabeppu, Japanese professional baseball pitcher
- Manabu Mima, Japanese professional baseball pitcher
- Manabu Miyazaki, Japanese writer and social critic
- Manabu Miyazaki (photographer), Japanese wildlife photographer
- Manabu Murakami, Japanese literary scholar
- Manabu Murakami, Japanese professional wrestler
- Manabu Nakamura, Japanese footballer
- Manabu Nakanishi, Japanese professional wrestler
- Manabu Namiki, Japanese video game music composer
- Manabu Orido, Japanese racing driver
- Manabu Sakai, Japanese politician
- Manabu Senzaki, Japanese shogi player
- Manabu Suzuki, Japanese racing driver, journalist and sports announcer
- Manabu Suzuki (biathlete), Japanese biathlete
- Manabu Terata, Japanese politician
- Manabu Yamada, Japanese mixed martial arts fighter
- Manabu Yokoyama, Japanese pole vaulter
- Mabanua, Japanese drummer, real name Manabu Yamaguchi
- Screw (band) guitarist Manabu
Fictional characters
- Manabu Itagaki, a character in the manga and anime series Fighting Spirit
- Manabu Kudō, 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, a minor character in the anime series Ojamajo Doremi
- Manabu Takasaki, a character from the anime and manga series Nichijou
- Manabu Yamaji, a character in the tokusatsu drama series Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya
- Manabu-kun, a character in the manga and anime series Tomodachi Game
- Manabu-San, a minor character in the manga Riki-Oh.