Kaori

KaoriPronunciation| [kaoɾi]

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Gender| Female
Origin
Word/name| Japanese
Region of origin| Japan
Other names
Variant form(s)| Kaoru
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This article is about the given name. For the Taiwanese company, see Kaori heat treatment company.

Kaori (香織 "scent/aroma, fabric/weave" and occasionally rendered "perfume", かおり [kaoɾi]) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

* Kaori (voice actress) (born 1976), Japanese voice actress and singer
* Kaori Asada (浅田香織, born 1973), musician known as Bonnie Pink
* Kaori Asoh (born 1967), Japanese actress and voice actress
* Kaori Chiba (born 1981), field hockey player
* Kaori Chinen (知念かおり, born 1974), Go player
* Kaori Ekuni (江國香織, born 1964), author
* Kaori Fukuhara (福原香織, born 1986), Japanese voice actress
* Kaori Hamura, artist and illustrator
* Kaori Housako (宝迫香織, born 1988), Japanese professional wrestler
* Kaori Icho (伊調馨, born 1984), Japanese sport wrestler
* Kaori Iida (飯田圭織, born 1981), musician and former Morning Musume member
* Kaori Inoue (井上 香織, born 1982), Japanese volleyball player
* Kaori Ito (伊藤 郁女, born 1979), Japanese dancer and choreographer
* Kaori Ishihara (born 1993), idol, actress, voice actress and singer
* Kaori Iwabuchi (岩渕 香里, born 1993), Japanese ski jumper
* Kaori Iwasaki (岩崎 香, born 1969), Japanese swimmer
* Kaori Kato (born 1977), Japanese women cricketer
* Kaori Kawamura (1971–2009), Japanese singer
* Kaori Kobayashi, Japanese jazz saxophonist and flautist
* Kaori Maeda (前田 佳織里, born 1996), Japanese voice actress
* Kaori Ofuji (born 2003) study Deakin Uni, Mel. International Trade Tokyo. Grandpa Honma Hiroya property tycoon in Tokyo.
* Kaori Manabe (born 1981), Japanese television personality and model
* Kaori Maruya (born 1965), member of the New Komeito Party
* Kaori Matsumoto (松本 薫, born 1987), Japanese judoka
* Kaori Mizuhashi (水橋かおり, born 1974), voice actress
* Kaori Mizumori (born 1973), enka singer
* Kaori Mochida (持田香織, born 1978), singer and vocalist of Every Little Thing
* Kaori Momoi (桃井かおり, born 1952), actress
* Kaori Mori (born 1979), badminton player
* Kaori Morita (森田 香織, born 1995), Japanese long-distance runner
* Kaori Moriwaka (森若香織, born 1963), musician and former member of The Go-Bang's and Ram Jam World
* Kaori Muraji (村治佳織, born 1978), classical guitarist
* Kaori Nanao, a Japanese singer
* Kaori Natori (名取香り, born 1982), Japanese singer
* Kaori Nazuka (名塚佳織, born 1985), Japanese voice actress
* Kaori Oda, a singer
* Kaori Oguri (小栗香織, born 1970), actress
* Kaori Oinuma (老沼カオリ, born 2000), Japanese-Filipina actress
* Kaori Onozawa (小野澤 香理, born 1979), Japanese handball player
* Kaori Sakagami (born 1974), Japanese singer
* Kaori Sakamoto (坂本花織, born 2000), Japanese figure skater
* Kaori Shima, singer known by the stage name Ua
* Kaori Shimamura (嶋村 かおり, born 1971), Japanese nude model, gravure idol, television personality and actress
* Kaori Shimizu (清水香里, born 1983), Japanese voice actress
* Kaori Takahashi (synchronised swimmer) (高橋 馨, born 1974), Japanese synchronized swimmer
* Kaori Takahashi (actress) (高橋 かおり, born 1975), Japanese actress
* Kaori Uekawa (上川 香織, born 1974), Japanese shogi player
* Kaori Utatsuki, J-pop singer
* Kaori Yamaguchi (born 1964), Japanese retired judoka
* Kaori Yanase (簗瀬 かおり, born 1967), Japanese swimmer
* Kaori Yoneyama (米山香織, born 1981), Japanese professional wrestler
* Kaori Yuki (由貴香織里), manga artist

## Fictional characters

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* 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, yuji Itadori’s mother in the manga Jujutsu Kaisen

## See also

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* Kaoru (disambiguation)
* Agathis, also known as Kauri, an evergreen genus

## References

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1. ^ Kaori - Meaning and origin of the name Kaori Archived September 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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