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

  • , Japanese voice actress and singer
  • , Japanese female professional 5 dan Go player
  • , Japanese musician known as Bonnie Pink
  • , Japanese voice actress and theatre actress
  • , Japanese field hockey player
  • , Japanese Go player
  • , Japanese author
  • , Japanese handball goalkeeper
  • , Japanese writer
  • , Japanese voice actress
  • , Japanese singer-songwriter, radio personality, philanthropist and goodwill ambassador
  • , Japanese artist and illustrator
  • , Japanese singer
  • , Japanese professional wrestler
  • , Japanese sport wrestler
  • , Japanese musician and former Morning Musume member
  • , Japanese badminton player, who is a singles specialist
  • , Japanese volleyball player
  • , Japanese confectionery researcher and baking instructor
  • , Japanese idol, actress, voice actress and singer
  • , Japanese member of the Constitutional Democratic Party
  • , Japanese dancer and choreographer
  • , Japanese ski jumper
  • , Japanese swimmer
  • , Japanese women cricketer
  • , Japanese rock and pop singer
  • , Japanese archer
  • , Japanese racewalking athlete
  • , Japanese musician and singer-songwriter
  • , Japanese jazz saxophonist, pianist and flautist
  • , Japanese volleyball player
  • , Japanese enka singer
  • , Japanese former basketball player
  • Kaori Maeda (前田 かおり; born 1990), Japanese pornographic actress
  • , Japanese voice actress
  • , Japanese talent, gravure idol and actress
  • , Japanese politician
  • , Japanese judoka
  • , Japanese tarento
  • , Japanese voice actress
  • , Japanese enka singer
  • , Japanese singer and vocalist of Every Little Thing
  • , Japanese actress
  • , Japanese former badminton player
  • , Japanese long-distance runner
  • , Japanese singer
  • , Japanese musician and former member of The Go-Bang's and Ram Jam World
  • , Japanese retired judo wrestler
  • , Japanese classical guitarist
  • , Japanese former football player
  • , Japanese retired professional wrestler
  • , Japanese singer
  • , Japanese singer
  • , Japanese voice actress
  • , Japanese female weightlifter
  • Kaori O'Connor (1945–2022), a social anthropologist and writer
  • , Japanese pop singer
  • , actress
  • , Japanese-Filipina actress
  • , Japanese handball player
  • , Japanese voice actress and singer
  • , Japanese former singer and actress
  • , Japanese retired sprinter
  • , Japanese figure skater
  • , Japanese former swimmer
  • , Japanese nude model, gravure idol, television personality and actress
  • , Japanese voice actress
  • , Japanese politician
  • , Japanese synchronized swimmer
  • , Japanese actress
  • , Japanese snowboarder
  • , Japanese freelance illustrator, designer, and video game story writer
  • Kaori Tsuchida, former member of The Go! Team
  • , Japanese shogi player
  • , Japanese J-pop singer
  • , Japanese retired judoka
  • , Japanese swimmer
  • , Japanese professional wrestler
  • , Japanese long-distance runner and marathon athlete
  • , 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 Ice Blade (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, a character in Arifureta
  • Kaori Itadori, the mother of Yuuji Itadori in the manga Jujutsu Kaisen

See also

  • Kaoru (disambiguation)
  • Agathis, also known as kauri, an evergreen genus

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