Kaori
| Pronunciation | [kaoɾi] | 
|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese | 
| Region of origin | Japan | 
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Kaoru | 
| [1] | |
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 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
- 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
 
See also
- Kaoru (disambiguation)
 - Agathis, also known as Kauri, an evergreen genus
 
References
- ^ Kaori - Meaning and origin of the name Kaori Archived September 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine