Wakaba Explained

Wakaba, a Japanese word and name meaning "young leaf", may refer to:

Characters

• Hinata Wakaba, in the video game Rival Schools
• Moe Wakaba, in the manga and anime Future Diary
• Wakaba Mine, in the manga and anime Fairy Tale
• Wakaba Nogi, in the anime Yuki Yuna Is a Hero
• Wakaba Shinohara, in the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena
• Wakaba Tsukishima, in the manga and anime Cross Game

People

• Ryuya Wakaba (born 1989), Japanese actor
• Wakaba Hara (born 2000), Japanese rugby sevens player
• Wakaba Higuchi (born 2001), Japanese figure skater
• Wakaba Shimoguchi (born 1998), Japanese football player
• Wakaba Suzuki (born 1970), Japanese judoka
• Wakaba Tomita (born 1997), Japanese judoka

Ships

• Japanese destroyer Wakaba (1905), a Kamikaze-class destroyer in service 1905–1928
• Japanese destroyer Wakaba (1934), a Hatsuharu-class destroyer sunk at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944
• JDS Wakaba, the former Japanese destroyer Nashi; sunk in 1945, salvaged in 1954, and restored to service as Wakaba in 1956

Other uses

• Wakaba-ku, a ward of Chiba, Japan
• Wakaba Station, a passenger railway station in Sakado, Saitama, Japan
• Wakaba mark, or shoshinsha mark, a sign displayed in new drivers' cars in Japan