Kaori ( "scent/aroma, fabric/weave" and occasionally rendered "perfume", ) is a feminine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

. Notable people with the name include: *

Kaori (voice actress) KAORI. (川奈翠 Kawana Midori born 28 February 1976) is a freelance Japanese voice actress and singer from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. She was previously employed by Contemporary Music Society and Aksent. Career Until around 1999, KAORI. ...

(born 1976), Japanese voice actress and singer *, musician known as Bonnie Pink *

Kaori Asoh is a Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actress and theatre actress. She is also a singer and a composer, and performed songs for the Wild Arms (series), ''Wild Arms'' video game series. She is managed by Amuse, Inc. She voiced the title chara ...

(born 1967), Japanese actress and voice actress * Kaori Chiba (born 1981), field hockey player *, Go player *, author *, Japanese voice actress *

Kaori Hamura Kaori Hamura Long is an artist and illustrator, has many TV and film credits, including MTV's ''Beavis and Butt-head'', '' MTV Downtown'', ''Daria'' and ''Celebrity Deathmatch'', and Spike TV and Nickelodeon's ''Gary the Rat''. She also created MT ...

, artist and illustrator *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese sport wrestler *, musician and former Morning Musume member *, Japanese volleyball player *

Kaori Ito Kaori Ito (伊藤郁女)(born 1979) is a Japanese dancer and choreographer who is active in France. She founded the dance company Hime. Early life and education Ito was born in 1979 in Tokyo, Japan. She began studying dance at 5 years old, lea ...

(伊藤郁女, born 1979), Japanese dancer and choreographer *

Kaori Ishihara is a Japanese voice actress and singer managed by Style Cube. She was formerly part of Up-Front Agency in which she was involved with Happy! Style and Team Dekaris. She was affiliated with Sigma Seven from 2013 to 2017. She was a member of Sty ...

(born 1993), idol, actress, voice actress and singer *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese swimmer *

Kaori Kato Kaori Kato (born 26 July 1977) is a former Japanese cricketer who played five Women's One Day International cricket matches for Japan national women's cricket team in 2003. She captained the side during the 2003 IWCC Trophy The 2003 IWCC Trophy ...

(born 1977), Japanese women cricketer *

Kaori Kawamura was a rock and pop singer in Japan, born in Moscow, Soviet Union. Family background Her father, Suguru Kawamura (川村秀), was a Japanese academic living in the Soviet Union, while her mother, Elena Alexandrovna Skudnova (Елена Але ...

(1971–2009), Japanese singer *

Kaori Kobayashi , is a Japanese jazz saxophonist and flautist. She grew up in Tokyo. Biography Kobayashi was born October 20, 1981, in Kanagawa Prefecture. Her father was a photographer and her mother, a piano teacher. Beginning at a very young age, Kobayashi l ...

, Japanese jazz saxophonist and flautist *, Japanese voice actress *

Kaori Manabe is a Japanese talent, gravure idol and actress. She was born on May 31, 1980, in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Personal life On June 26, 2015, it was announced that Manabe married rock musician Kazuya Yoshii and was pregnant with his child and due ...

(born 1981), Japanese television personality and model *

Kaori Maruya is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Sapporo, Hokkaido and graduate of Fuji Women's University is a private university in Sapporo, Hokkaido ...

(born 1965), member of the New Komeito Party *, Japanese judoka *, voice actress *

Kaori Mizumori (born 31 August 1973) is a Japanese enka singer with Tokuma Japan Communications is a publisher in Japan, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The company was established in 1954 by Yasuyoshi Tokuma in Minato, Tokyo. The company's product por ...

(born 1973), enka singer *, singer and vocalist of Every Little Thing *, actress *

Kaori Mori is a former Japanese badminton player. She was the women's singles national champion in 2001 and 2003. Mori won the bronze medal at the 2004 Asian Championships and also the silver medals in 2005 and 2006. She played badminton at the 2004 Summe ...

(born 1979), badminton player *, Japanese long-distance runner *, musician and former member of The Go-Bang's and Ram Jam World *, classical guitarist * Kaori Nanao, a Japanese singer *, Japanese singer *, Japanese voice actress *

Kaori Oda is a Japanese pop singer. She is one of the long-time vocalists of the FictionJunction project started by Yuki Kajiura; joining the group in 2005. She has performed a number of theme songs for anime television series including ''Tsubasa: Reserv ...

, a singer *, actress *, Japanese-Filipina actress *, Japanese handball player *

Kaori Sakagami is a former Japanese singer and actress who is noted for singing Platonic Tsuranuite, the first ending of ''Ranma ½''. Also in Kiteretsu Daihyakka, she sang "Race no Cardigan" for the ending theme in the first season. In 1991, she portrayed Ai ...

(born 1974), Japanese singer *

Kaori Sakamoto is a Japanese figure skater. She is the Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, 2022 Olympic bronze medalist, a Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Team event, 2022 Olympic team event silver medalist, a three-time World Figure Ska ...

(坂本花織, born 2000), Japanese figure skater * Kaori Shima, singer known by the stage name Ua *, Japanese nude model, gravure idol, television personality and actress *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese synchronized swimmer *, Japanese actress *, Japanese shogi player *

Kaori Utatsuki is a J-pop singer who is signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment. She is a former member of the music production group I've Sound based in Sapporo, Japan. She has performed several songs for eroge together with the other I've Sound members. In A ...

, J-pop singer * Kaori Yamaguchi (born 1964), Japanese retired judoka *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, 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 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 60 individual chapters (later reorganized into 52), along wi ...

Manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

. * Kaori (Akira), Tetsuo Shima's girlfriend in the film '' Akira'' * Kaori Izumi, a character in the manga and anime ''

Best Student Council is a Japanese anime television series conceived by Konami and animated by J.C.Staff which originally aired on TV Tokyo from April to September 2005. A PS2 dating sim game of the same name based on the anime was also made by Konami. The ...

'' * Kaori Kinjo, a minor character in the ''

Blood+ ''Blood+'' (stylized as ''BLOOD+'' and pronounced "Blood Plus") is a Japanese anime television series produced by Production I.G and Aniplex and directed and written by Junichi Fujisaku. The series was broadcast on MBS and TBS fro ...

'' anime *

Kaori Makimura is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1985 to 1991, with its chapters collected in 35 volumes. The manga was adapte ...

, Ryo Saeba's love interest in the manga and anime ''

City Hunter is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1985 to 1991, with its chapters collected in 35 volumes. The manga was adapte ...

'' *

Kaori Nishidake ''SSX'' (standing for "Snowboard Supercross") is a series of Snowboarding video games, snowboarding video games Video game publisher, published by EA Sports, created by Steve Rechtschaffner, who is the inventor of the Olympic Games, Olympic snow ...

, a character in the video game franchise ''

SSX ''SSX'' (standing for "Snowboard Supercross") is a series of Snowboarding video games, snowboarding video games Video game publisher, published by EA Sports, created by Steve Rechtschaffner, who is the inventor of the Olympic Games, Olympic snow ...

'' * Kaori Saito, a character in the manga ''

Jiraishin is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Takahashi. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' from 1992 to 1999, with its chapters collected in nineteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. The s ...

'' * Kaori Sakuragi, a character in the manga and anime ''Strawberry Panic!'' *

Kaori Yanase (Variable Geo) , also known as ''V.G.'', is a Japanese 2D computer graphics, 2D fighting game and eroge series developed and published by Technical Group Laboratory, TGL for consoles and under their Giga (brand), Giga brand for home computers. The series foc ...

, a character in the ''

Variable Geo , also known as ''V.G.'', is a Japanese 2D computer graphics, 2D fighting game and eroge series developed and published by Technical Group Laboratory, TGL for consoles and under their Giga (brand), Giga brand for home computers. The series foc ...

'' video games * Kaori Suzumeda, a manager of Fukurodani in ''

Haikyū!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 volumes. The story f ...

'' * 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 is a Japanese romantic drama manga series written and illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa. It was serialized in Kodansha's magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Magazine'' from April 2011 to February 2015. The story follows a young pianist named Kо� ...

'' * Kaori Minami, a character in ''

Battle Royale Battle Royale may refer to: * Battle royale, or battle royal, a fight among many combatants ** Battle royal (professional wrestling) Fiction and literature * Battle royale genre, a narrative genre of films, manga, anime and visual novels inspire ...

'' * Kaori Tanaka, a supporting character in '' Shiki'' * Kaori Rokumeikan, a character in '' Choujin Sentai Jetman'' * Kaori Hasegawa, a character in ''

Corpse Party is a supernatural survival horror adventure and dōjin soft video game series originally created by Makoto Kedōin and developed by Team GrisGris. The series has spawned several manga works, an anime OVA series, drama CDs, theme park attraction ...

'' * 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 is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 volumes. The ...

'' * Kaori Shirasaki: character from Arifureta from commonplace to world's strongest * Kaori Itadori, the mother of Yuuji Itadori in the manga

Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 2018 to September 2024, with its chapters collected in 30 volumes. The ...

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