Sora or SORA may refer to:

People

Sora (Japanese given name) Sora (written: 天, 穹, 青空 or 曾良) is a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: People *, Japanese voice actress *Sora Fukuzumi (born 2002), Japanese professional footballer *, Japanese footballer *Sora Inoue (il ...

, a unisex Japanese given name *

Sora (Korean given name) Sora is a Korean gender neutral given name, however it is predominantly female. The word itself is a native Korean word meaning "conch shell" and does not have corresponding hanja. However, since Korean given names can be created arbitrarily, it m ...

, a unisex Korean given name * Lembu Sora (), Indonesian warlord *

Ciprian Sora Ciprian Sora (born 23 October 1976) is a Romanian kickboxing trainer and founder of the Golden Glory Romania gym in Bucharest. As an athlete, he became the first ever Romanian to win a gold medal at the Muay Thai world championships in 1999 and ...

, Romanian former kickboxer *

Mihai Șora Mihai Șora (; 7 November 1916 – 25 February 2023) was a Romanian philosopher and essayist. Career After travelling back to Romania in 1948, Șora became a member of the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) and was employed by the Ministry of For ...

, Romanian philosopher *

Sora people The Sora (alternative names and spellings include Saora, Saura, Savara and Sabara; IPA spelling: oːraor oʔoːra are a Munda ethnic group from eastern India. They live in southern Odisha and north coastal Andhra Pradesh. The Soras mainl ...

, an Indian ethnic group **

Sora language Sora (Sora pronunciations or ) is a south Munda language of the Austroasiatic language of the Sora people, an ethnic group of eastern India, mainly in the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. Sora contains very little formal literature but h ...

Places

* Sora, Chile *

Sora, Boyacá Sora is a town and municipality in the Central Boyacá Province, part of the Colombian Departments of Colombia, Department of Boyacá Department, Boyacá. Sora borders Motavita and Chíquiza in the north, Cucaita and Samacá in the south, Motavita ...

, Central Boyacá Province, Colombia * Sora (Klipphausen), Meißen, Saxony, Germany * Sora (Wilthen), Bautzen, Saxony, Germany *

Sora, Lazio Sora () is a town and ''comune'' of Lazio, Italy, in the province of Frosinone. It is built in a plain on the bank (geography), banks of the Liri. This part of the valley is the seat of some important manufacturing, especially of paper mills. The ...

, Italy * Sorá, Chame District, Panama *

Sora, Medvode Sora (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 110.) is a village in the Municipality of Medvode in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It ...

, Slovenia *

Sora (river) The Sora (German: ''Zayer'' or ''Zeier'') is a right affluent of the Sava River in western Slovenia. The Sora gathers its waters mainly from the Škofja Loka Hills. Its source branches are the Poljane Sora (, also ), named after the Poljane Valle ...

, in Upper Carniola, Slovenia *

Sora-myeon Sora-myeon (), also called as Sora Township, or shortly Sora, is a Myeon (administrative division), myeon (township) in Yeosu city of South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The myeon is located in center-western part of the city. The total area of th ...

, Yeosu, South Jeolla, South Korea *

Sora, Barcelona Sora () is a small village and municipality in the ''comarca'' of Osona, Catalonia autonomous community The autonomous communities () are the first-level administrative divisions of Spain, created in accordance with the Spanish Constituti ...

, Catalonia, Spain *

Sora (Anatolia) Sora was a town of ancient Anatolia in the borderlands between ancient Bithynia and Paphlagonia, inhabited in Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constant ...

, Turkey

Entertainment

* ''Sora'' (album), a 2007 album by Japanese singer Yui Aragaki * "Sora" song on ''Sora'' (album) * "Sora" (song), by Soulhead, 2003 * Sora (''Kingdom Hearts''), the protagonist in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series * Sora ''(Ninjago)'', a character in ''Ninjago'' *

Sora Ltd. is a Japanese video game director and game designer best known as the creator of the '' Kirby'' and '' Super Smash Bros.'' series. Apart from his work on those series, he also led the design of '' Meteos'' in 2005 and directed '' Kid Icarus: ...

, a Japanese video game developer * Sora Harewataru, a main character in ''

Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the twentieth installment in the ''Pretty Cure'' franchise and was released in commemoration of the franchise's 20th anniversary. Koji Ogawa serves as the series' chief ...

'' *

Project Sora is a Japanese video game director and game designer best known as the creator of the ''Kirby'' and '' Super Smash Bros.'' series. Apart from his work on those series, he also led the design of ''Meteos'' in 2005 and directed '' Kid Icarus: Up ...

, a subsidiary of Japanese video game developer Nintendo *

Soap opera rapid aging syndrome Soap opera rapid aging syndrome (SORAS) is the practice of accelerating the age of a television or film character (usually a child or teenager) in conflict with the timeline of a series or the real-world progression of time. This allows, for inst ...

, a plot device in television dramas

Biology

Sora (bird) The sora, sora rail or Carolina crake (''Porzana carolina'') is a small waterbird of the rail family Rallidae, sometimes also referred to as the sora rail or sora crake, that occurs throughout much of North America. The genus name ''Porzana'' i ...

, a small waterbird of the family Rallidae *

Selective orexin receptor antagonist An orexin receptor antagonist, or orexin antagonist, is a drug that inhibits the effect of orexin by acting as a receptor antagonist of one (selective orexin receptor antagonist or SORA) or both (dual orexin receptor antagonist or DORA) of the or ...

, a substance that inhibits the activity of one or the other of the OX₁ and OX₂ receptors

Technology

Sora-Q Sora-Q is a miniature Lunar rover designed and made by Japanese space agency JAXA, toy manufacturer Tomy, Sony, and Doshisha University. It was launched to the Moon first on the failed Hakuto-R Mission 1 in 2022, and on 2023 Smart Lander for In ...

, tiny Lunar rover developed in Japan *

Sora (text-to-video model) Sora is a text-to-video model developed by OpenAI. The model generates short video clips based on user prompts, and can also extend existing short videos. Sora was released publicly for ChatGPT Plus and ChatGPT Pro users in December 2024. H ...

, developed by OpenAI

Transportation

Southern Rails Cooperative The Southern Rails Cooperative Ltd. (SRCL) is a Canadian short line railway company operating on trackage in southwest Saskatchewan. Southern Rails Cooperative was the first shortline railway to operate in Saskatchewan and operated as the first ...

, with reporting mark "SORA" * ACS-100 Sora, a Brazilian light sports aircraft * Shimano Sora, an entry-level road bicycle component groupset by Shimano

Other uses

Sapporo Convention Center Sapporo Convention Center (札幌流通総合会館) also known as ''SORA'', is a convention center located in Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Overview Opened in June 2003, this multipurpose convention center comprehends the Main Hall ...

, also known as SORA * A.S.D. G.C. Sora, an Italian association football club