Wakaba is a Japanese word and name meaning "young leaf". It may refer to: Shoshinsha mark or wakaba mark, a sign displayed in new drivers' cars in Japan Characters Wakaba Shinohara, a character in the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena Wakaba (Suikoden), a character in the video game Suikoden II Hinata Wakaba, a character in the video game Rival Schools Tsukishima Wakaba, one of the four sisters in Cross Game Nogi Wakaba, a main character of her story in the Yuki Yuna is a Hero universe Wakaba, a girl character from Pro Golfer Saru People Ryuya Wakaba, Japanese actor Wakaba Hara, Japanese rugby sevens player Wakaba Higuchi, Olympic medal-winning Japanese figure skater Wakaba Shimoguchi, Japanese football player Wakaba Suzuki, retired Japanese judoka Wakaba Tomita, Japanese judoka Ships , a Japanese sunk at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944 , the former destroyer Nashi, a Japanese destroyer that was salvaged after being sunk in 1945 Other uses Wakaba-ku, one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Japan Wakaba Girl, a manga and anime by Yui Hara Japanese feminine given names Japanese-language surnames