What is "manabe"

Manabe (written: 真鍋, 眞鍋 or 間部) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• (1666–1720), Japanese daimyō

• (1804–1884), Japanese daimyō

• (born 1964), Japanese manga artist

• (born 1980), Japanese television personality and model

• (born 1958), Japanese weightlifter

• Keiko Manabe (born 1987), Japanese field hockey player

• (born 1963), Japanese volleyball player

• (born 1924), Japanese composer

• (born 1931), Japanese meteorologist and climatologist

• (born 1940), Japanese politician

• (born 1962), Japanese rock guitarist