Kaori

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Field	Value
name	Kaori
pronunciation
gender	Female
region	Japan
origin	Japanese
variant forms	Kaoru
footnotes
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Kaori ( "scent/aroma, fabric/weave" and occasionally rendered "perfume", ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Kaori (voice actress), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Kaori Aoba, Japanese female professional 5 dan Go player
• Kaori Asada, Japanese musician known as Bonnie Pink
• Kaori Asoh, Japanese voice actress and theatre actress
• Kaori Chiba, Japanese field hockey player
• Kaori Chinen, Japanese Go player
• Kaori Ekuni, Japanese author
• Kaori Fujima, Japanese handball goalkeeper
• Kaori Fujino, Japanese writer
• Kaori Fukuhara, Japanese voice actress
• Kaori Futenma, Japanese singer-songwriter, radio personality, philanthropist and goodwill ambassador
• Kaori Hamura, Japanese artist and illustrator
• Kaori Hasegawa, Japanese singer
• Kaori Housako, Japanese professional wrestler
• Kaori Icho, Japanese sport wrestler
• Kaori Iida, Japanese musician and former Morning Musume member
• Kaori Imabeppu, Japanese badminton player, who is a singles specialist
• Kaori Inoue, Japanese volleyball player
• Kaori Ishibashi, Japanese confectionery researcher and baking instructor
• Kaori Ishihara, Japanese idol, actress, voice actress and singer
• Kaori Ishikawa, Japanese member of the Constitutional Democratic Party
• Kaori Ito, Japanese dancer and choreographer
• Kaori Iwabuchi, Japanese ski jumper
• Kaori Iwasaki, Japanese swimmer
• Kaori Kato, Japanese women cricketer
• Kaori Kawamura, Japanese rock and pop singer
• Kaori Kawanaka, Japanese archer
• Kaori Kawazoe, Japanese racewalking athlete
• Kaori Kishitani, Japanese musician and singer-songwriter
• Kaori Kobayashi, Japanese jazz saxophonist, pianist and flautist
• Kaori Kodaira, Japanese volleyball player
• Kaori Kozai, Japanese enka singer
• Kaori Kusuda, Japanese former basketball player
• Kaori Maeda (前田 かおり; born 1990), Japanese pornographic actress
• Kaori Maeda, Japanese voice actress
• Kaori Manabe, Japanese talent, gravure idol and actress
• Kaori Maruya, Japanese politician
• Kaori Matsumoto, Japanese judoka
• Kaori Matsumura, Japanese tarento
• Kaori Mizuhashi, Japanese voice actress
• Kaori Mizumori, Japanese enka singer
• Kaori Mochida, Japanese singer and vocalist of Every Little Thing
• Kaori Momoi, Japanese actress
• Kaori Mori, Japanese former badminton player
• Kaori Morita, Japanese long-distance runner
• Kaori Moritani, Japanese singer
• Kaori Moriwaka, Japanese musician and former member of The Go-Bang's and Ram Jam World
• Kaori Moriyama, Japanese retired judo wrestler
• Kaori Muraji, Japanese classical guitarist
• Kaori Nagamine, Japanese former football player
• Kaori Nakayama, Japanese retired professional wrestler
• Kaori Nanao, Japanese singer
• Kaori Natori, Japanese singer
• Kaori Nazuka, Japanese voice actress
• Kaori Niyanagi, Japanese female weightlifter
• Kaori O'Connor (1945–2022), a social anthropologist and writer
• Kaori Oda, Japanese pop singer
• Kaori Oguri, actress
• Kaori Oinuma, Japanese-Filipina actress
• Kaori Onozawa, Japanese handball player
• Kaori Sadohara, Japanese voice actress and singer
• Kaori Sakagami, Japanese former singer and actress
• Kaori Sakagami (athlete), Japanese retired sprinter
• Kaori Sakamoto, Japanese figure skater
• Kaori Sasaki, Japanese former swimmer
• Kaori Shimamura, Japanese nude model, gravure idol, television personality and actress
• Kaori Shimizu, Japanese voice actress
• Kaori Takagi, Japanese politician
• Kaori Takahashi (synchronised swimmer), Japanese synchronized swimmer
• Kaori Takahashi (actress), Japanese actress
• Kaori Takeyama, Japanese snowboarder
• Kaori Tanaka, Japanese freelance illustrator, designer, and video game story writer
• Kaori Tsuchida, former member of The Go! Team
• Kaori Uekawa, Japanese shogi player
• Kaori Utatsuki, Japanese J-pop singer
• Kaori Yamaguchi, Japanese retired judoka
• Kaori Yanase, Japanese swimmer
• Kaori Yoneyama, Japanese professional wrestler
• Kaori Yoshida, Japanese long-distance runner and marathon athlete
• Kaori Yuki, manga artist

Fictional characters

• Kaori Kuromine, a.k.a. Kaolinite/Kaorinite, one of the main antagonists in the 3rd Arc/season of Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon Manga.
• Kaori (Akira), Tetsuo Shima's girlfriend in the film Akira
• Kaori Izumi, a character in the manga and anime Best Student Council
• Kaori Kinjo, a minor character in the Blood+ anime
• Kaori Makimura, Ryo Saeba's love interest in the manga and anime City Hunter
• Kaori Nishidake, a character in the video game franchise SSX
• Kaori Saito, a character in the manga Jiraishin
• Kaori Sakuragi, a character in the manga and anime Strawberry Panic!
• Kaori Yanase (Variable Geo), a character in the Variable Geo video games
• Kaori Suzumeda, a manager of Fukurodani in Haikyū!!
• Kaori, a character in the manga and anime series Azumanga Daioh
• Kaori Kanzaki, a character from the visual novel and franchise A Certain Magical Index
• Kaori Miyazono, a main character from the manga and anime series Your Lie in April
• Kaori Minami, a character in Battle Royale
• Kaori Tanaka, a supporting character in Shiki
• Kaori Rokumeikan, a character in Choujin Sentai Jetman
• Kaori Hasegawa, a character in Corpse Party
• Kaori Itami, a character in ACE Academy
• Kaori Itami, a character in ACE Academy
• Kaori, Rin Hojo's arranged fiance in the manga and anime series Initial D
• Kaori Shirasaki: character from Arifureta from commonplace to world's strongest
• Kaori Itadori, the mother of Yuuji Itadori in the manga Jujutsu Kaisen

References

References

1. [http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Kaori.htm Kaori - Meaning and origin of the name Kaori] {{webarchive. link. (September 4, 2011)

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