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学ぶ · godan verb (-bu)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	学まなぶ	学まなばない
Polite	学まなびます	学まなびません
Past polite	学まなびました	学まなびませんでした
Past	学まなんだ	学まなばなかった
Te-form	学まなんで	学まなばないで
Desire	学まなびたい	学まなびたくない
Potential	学まなべる	学まなべない
Passive	学まなばれる	学まなばれない
Causative	学まなばせる	学まなばせない
Causative passive	学まなばせられるalso 学まなばされる	学まなばせられないalso 学まなばされない
Volitional	学まなぼう
Polite volitional	学まなびましょう
Imperative	学まなべ	学まなぶな
Conditional	学まなべば	学まなばなければ
Tara conditional	学まなんだら	学まなばなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-bu), transitive verb

learn; study; take lessons in

Broad verb for acquiring knowledge or skills through study, practice, or experience. Covers formal study, self-study, and learning from experience.

大だい学がくで経けい済ざい学がくを学まなんでいます。
I am studying economics at university.
失しっ敗ぱいから多おおくのことを学まなんだ。
I learned a lot from my mistakes.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を学まなぶto learn/study something
大だい学がくで経けい済ざい学がくを学まなんでいる。
I'm studying economics at university.
〈人ひと〉に学まなぶto learn from someone (as a model or teacher)
彼かれの生いき方かたに学まなぶことが多おおい。
There is a lot to learn from the way he lives.
〈事こと〉から学まなぶto learn from an experience or event
失しっ敗ぱいから学まなぶことが大たい切せつだ。
It's important to learn from your failures.
〈場ば所しょ〉で学まなぶto study/learn at a place
彼かの女じょは海かい外がいの大だい学がくで学まなんだ。
She studied at a university abroad.

Expressions

学まなびの園そのeducational institution; school
学まなびの庭にわeducational institution; school
よく学まなびよく遊あそべstudy hard and play hard
教おしうるは学まなぶの半なかばwe learn by teaching
学まなびて思おもわざれば則すなわち罔くらしlearning without thinking is useless; to study and not think is a waste

Kanji

学study, learning, science
學learning, knowledge, school

Related words· 6

習ならうN5
習う means to learn under a teacher or take lessons in a practical skill, while 学ぶ is broader and can be self-directed or academic.
勉べん強きょうN5
勉強する usually means concrete studying like homework or exam prep, while 学ぶ is broader and can include learning from experience.
学がく習しゅうN3
学習する is a formal, often academic or technical term for learning (e.g. in education or AI contexts), while 学ぶ is the everyday, more personal word.
身みにつけるN2
学ぶ means to study or learn something, while 身につける stresses that the knowledge or skill has become internalized and usable.

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教おそわるN3
学ぶ is a broader, more formal word for studying or learning (often academic or abstract), whereas 教わる specifically highlights being taught by someone.
覚おぼえるN5
学ぶ emphasizes the process of studying or learning in a formal setting, while 覚える focuses on acquiring and retaining knowledge or skill.

Word family

学まなび
learning; study
学まなび舎や
school; school building; schoolhouse
初うい学まなび
learning something new; studying for the first time
学まなび取とる
learn by observation; pick up knowledge; gather information
学まなび直なおす
relearn; brush up on; study again

Written forms

学まなぶUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
まなぶUsage1%
學まなぶUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kyūjitai form; not used in modern writing.

Etymology

The kanji 学 means 'learning' or 'study'. The verb まなぶ is a native Japanese word of uncertain origin, possibly related to まねぶ (to imitate), reflecting learning through imitation.