Kaori
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Kaori is a Japanese
feminine given name. Kaoru
is a variant of this name and it uses the same kanji as Kaori (香). Both names mean "Fragrance".
It may refer to:
Japanese name
in modern times usually consist of a family name , followed by a given name. "Middle names" are not generally used.Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters of usually Chinese origin in Japanese pronunciation...
feminine given name. Kaoru
Kaoru
Kaoru is a Japanese given name for males or females. The name'smeaning varies depending on its written form:*薫/郁/芳 — "fragrance", common for both males and females*馨/香 — "fragrance", more common for females...
is a variant of this name and it uses the same kanji as Kaori (香). Both names mean "Fragrance".
It may refer to:
Entertainment
- Kaori (voice actress) (born 1976), Japanese voice actress and singer, a musician better known as Bonnie PinkBonnie Pink, known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. She lived in New York during 1998 and speaks English . She writes and composes all her songs, and plays guitar and piano...
- Kaori FukuharaKaori Fukuharais a female Japanese voice actress from Chiba, Japan.Aside from voice acting, she also sang on the music group Bohemian Quarter's album "Blister Pack Voices".- TV anime :2005*Animal Yokocho is a female Japanese voice actress from Chiba, Japan.Aside from voice acting, she also sang on the music...
, voice actress, musician and former Morning Musume member, actress, voice actress - Kaori MizumoriKaori Mizumori' is a Japanese female enka singer. Her real name is .Her songs are usually titled after Japanese landmarks and Japanese nature. Thus Kaori gained her popularity as an Enka singer in Japan.- External links :*...
(born 1973), enka singer, singer and vocalist of Every Little Thing, actress, musician and former member of The Go-Bang's and Ram Jam World - Kaori Nanao, a Japanese singer, Japanese singer, Japanese voice actress
- Kaori OdaFictionJunctionFictionJunction is Japanese composer Yuki Kajiura’s solo project. To date, all such collaborations have consisted of a vocalist, with Kajiura on the keyboard or the piano. Most FictionJunction songs have been featured in an anime series , most notably Gundam Seed, Tsubasa Chronicle and recently...
, a singer, actress - Kaori SakagamiKaori SakagamiKaori Sakagami is a Japanese singer and AV Star who is noted for singing Platonic Tsuranuite, the first ending of Ranma 1/2. Also in Kiteretsu Daihyakka, she sang Race no Cardigan for the ending theme in the first season...
(born 1974), Japanese singer - Kaori Shima, singer known by the stage name Ua (singer)UA (singer), simply known by the stage name UA , is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She debuted under Speedstar Records in 1995 with the single "Horizon".-Biography:...
, Japanese musician and voice actress, Japanese actress - Kaori UtatsukiKaori Utatsukiis a J-pop singer and a member of the I've Sound based on Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. She has performed several songs for eroge together with the other I've Sound members...
, J-pop singer, voice actress - Kaori KawamuraKaori Kawamurawas a rock and pop singer in Japan, born in Moscow.- Family background :Her father was a Japanese expatriate in Russia, while her mother was a Russian. The family moved to Japan when she was 11 years old, where she was subjected to repeated bullying...
(1971–2009), Japanese singer - Kaori AsohKaori Asoh' is a Japanese actress and voice actress.*Originally she was an actor.*She did a voice work in Nurse Angel Ririka SOS. She also sang two of the ending themes.*After this work, she performed to the supervisor work of Daichi Akitaro....
(born 1967), Japanese actress and voice actress - Kaori KobayashiKaori Kobayashi, is a Japanese jazz saxophonist and flautist. She grew up in Tokyo.-Biography:Kobayashi was born on October 20, 1981 in the Kanagawa Prefecture. Her father was a photographer and her mother, a piano teacher. Beginning at a very young age, Kobayashi learned to play the piano. When she was 13 years...
, Japanese jazz saxophonist and flautist - Kaori ManabeKaori ManabeKaori Manabe is a Japanese television personality and model. She was born in 1981 in Saijō, Ehime.Her television roles include:*Science Zero *WAKU☆WAKU *WATER BOYSOther appearances:*Ø Story...
(born 1981), Japanese television personality and model
Sports
- Kaori Chiba (born 1981), field hockey player, Go player, wrestler
- Kaori MoriKaori Moriis a female badminton player from Japan.Mori played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, defeating Anu Weckström of Finland in the first round but losing to Zhou Mi of China in the round of 16.-Link:*...
(born 1979), badminton player - Kaori YamaguchiKaori Yamaguchiis a retired judoka.Yamaguchi won the All-Japan Judo Championships 10 consecutive times from 1978-1987 and won her first medal at the 1980 World Judo Championships. She went on to win 4 silver medals and one gold medal at the World Judo Championships...
(born 1964), Japanese retired judoka - Kaori MatsumotoKaori Matsumotois a Japanese judoka.She started judo at the age of 6.。She won the gold medal in the lightweight division at the 2010 World Judo Championships.Her favorite techniques are Kosoto gari, Sode tsurikomi goshi and Newaza.-External links:...
(born 1987), Japanese judoka
Others
, author- Kaori HamuraKaori HamuraKaori Hamura is an artist and illustrator.Kaori Hamura has many TV and film credits, including MTV's "Beavis and Butt-head", "MTV Downtown", "Daria" and "Celebrity Death Match", and TNN/Nickelodeon's "Gary the Rat". She also created MTV's Video Music Award packaging animation and MTV2 Station I.D....
, artist and illustrator - Kaori MaruyaKaori Maruyais a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sapporo, Hokkaido and graduate of Fuji Women's University, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996.- External links :* in Japanese....
(born 1965), member of the New Komeito Party, classical guitarist, manga artist
Fictional characters
- Kaori (Akira), Tetsuo Shima's girlfriend in Akira
- Kaori, a character in Azumanga Daioh, character in Best Student Council
- Kaori Kinjo, a minor character in the Blood+ anime
- Kaori Nishidake, a character in the SSX video games
- Kaori Saito
- Kaori Yanase, a character in the Variable Geo video games
See also
- Kaoru (disambiguation)
- Kaori Shimizu (disambiguation)
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, also known as Kauri, an evergreen genus