Manji

Manji or mangi may refer to:

  • The Japanese name of the 卍 character (Chinese: wàn), see swastika/sauwastika
  • Manji (era), a Japanese era name
  • A type of sai, a traditional Okinawan weapon
  • A kind of chiefship found among the Chaga tribe of Tanzania
  • Manji is one of the Ragams of Carnatic music. Two popular compositions in this ragam are Brovavamma of Syama Sastri and Varugalamo of Gopalakrishna Bharati.
  • Quicksand (novel), or Manji, by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
  • Manji (film), a 1964 film adaptation of the novel

Persons:

  • Irshad Manji, Canadian author
  • Firoze Manji, Kenyan activist, author and CEO
  • Mehboob Aly Manji, Pakistani Industrialist
  • Moiz Aly Manji, Pakistan Businessman / Entrepreneur

Places:

  • Mangi village, in Maharashtra, India
  • Southern China (archaic)
in popular culture
  • In The Legend of Zelda for the NES, level 3 from quest 1 is designed and named after the manji symbol.
  • Manji is the proper name of the protagonist from the popular manga series Blade of the Immortal.
  • In the Tekken series of video games the Manji Party is led by the ninja Yoshimitsu.
  • The Soul Calibur game series also features a Manji organization.
  • One of the NPCs in the role-playing game MapleStory is named Manji.