Manabu (まなぶ, マナブ) is a masculine Japanese given name.
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.
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
Manabu Yamanaka (born 1959), Japanese photographer
Screw (band) guitarist Manabu (born 1985)
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 series BECK
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
