学ぶ

Etymology
From. Cognate with.

The initial mana might be a phonetic shift from mane, itself the continuative or stem nominal form of classical verb, from +.

First cited in the  of 720.

The suffix usually conjugated with the upper bigrade pattern, and manabu conjugated this way until the early  (early 800s). Starting from the mid-Heian (roughly the 900s or 1000s), manabu shifted to conjugate using the classical yodan pattern, the precursor to the modern godan conjugation.

Verb

 * 1)  to study
 * 2)  to learn (by being taught)
 * 3) * 1999, 2000, Front Mission 3, Square
 * 4)  to learn (by imitating someone or something)
 * 1) * 1999, 2000, Front Mission 3, Square
 * 2)  to learn (by imitating someone or something)
 * 1)  to learn (by imitating someone or something)

Conjugation
Middle Japanese until the early (early 800s):

Middle Japanese since the mid-Heian period (roughly the 900s or 1000s):

Synonyms

 * : (verb) study
 * : (verb) study; learn