Kaoru
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Kaoru is a Japan
ese given name
for males or females. The name's
meaning varies depending on its written form:
As a distinctly asexual name, its usage in popular culture has risen in recent years to give the named character an air of androgyny. Such characters commonly have overt androgynous qualities as well.
A similar name, in terms of both pronunciation and meaning, is Kaori
. It is used exclusively for females.
All names (except for Kamiya Kaoru) are in western naming order.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
for males or females. The name's
meaning varies depending on its written form:
- 薫/郁/芳 — "fragrance", common for both males and females
- 馨/香 — "fragrance", more common for females
- かおる — purely phonetic form in hiraganaHiraganais a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...
; no inherent meaning - かをる — same as above, using を as an archaic substitute for お
- カオル — phonetic form in katakanaKatakanais a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...
As a distinctly asexual name, its usage in popular culture has risen in recent years to give the named character an air of androgyny. Such characters commonly have overt androgynous qualities as well.
A similar name, in terms of both pronunciation and meaning, is Kaori
Kaori
Kaori is a Japanese feminine given name. Kaoru is a variant of this name and it uses the same kanji as Kaori . Both names mean "Fragrance".It may refer to:-Entertainment:...
. It is used exclusively for females.
People
- Kaoru 薫 (m) (one of the guitarists of Dir En GreyDir en greyDir En Grey is a Japanese metal band formed in 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. As of 2011, they have recorded eight full-length records...
) - Kaoru AbeKaoru Abewas an influential Japanese avant-garde alto saxophonist, who is often regarded as having the greatest abrasive saxophone sound.He generally performed solo. He was married to the author Izumi Suzuki, and a cousin to singer Kyu Sakamoto. He died of a drug overdose at the age of 29.-References:* Yuko...
阿部薫 (m) (free Jazz saxophonist) - Kaoru FujinoKaoru Fujinois a Japanese voice actress who was born in Kōchi and raised in Tokyo. One of her lesser known roles is that of the heroine Cornet in the Nippon Ichi Software game "Puppet Princess of Marl's Kingdom". She voice acted both Rockman and Roll in Marvel vs. Capcom and Marvel vs. Capcom 2, as well as...
かほる (voice actor) - Inoue KaoruInoue KaoruCount , GCMG was a member of the Meiji oligarchy during the Meiji period Empire of Japan. As one of the senior statesman in Japan during that period, he had a tremendous influence on the selection of the nation's leaders and formation of its policies.-Early years:...
馨 (m) (statesman) - Kaoru IkeyaKaoru Ikeyais a Japanese amateur astronomer who discovered a number of comets.As a young adult, Ikeya lived near Lake Hamana and worked for a piano factory. During his employment there, he made his first discovery in 1963 with an optical telescope he built himself within his low budget...
薫 (m) (astronomer) - Kaoru IshikawaKaoru Ishikawawas a Japanese university professor and influential quality management innovator best known in North America for the Ishikawa or cause and effect diagram that is used in the analysis of industrial process.- Biography :...
(m) (business theorist, developer of the Ishikawa diagramIshikawa diagramIshikawa diagrams are causal diagrams that show the causes of a certain event -- created by Kaoru Ishikawa . Common uses of the Ishikawa diagram are product design and quality defect prevention, to identify potential factors causing an overall effect...
) - Kaoru Izima (photographic artist specialising in 'bodies' in supposed murder scenes)
- Kaoru Kobayashi
- Kaoru Kurosu (voice actor)
- Kaoru Maeda 薫 (f) (professional wrestler)
- Kaoru MoriKaoru Moriis a Japanese manga artist from Tokyo. She is the creator of popular manga such as Shirley and Emma. Many of her works are set in Britain, centering on characters who are maids...
薫 (f) (manga author) - Kaoru SugayamaKaoru Sugayamais a Japanese volleyball player. Although her nickname is "yuu", there was already Ai Otomo with that nickname on the All-Japan women's Team, so her new nickname is "kaoru". Her nickname in television broadcasts is "koushuni kagayaku Kaoru-hime",...
かおる (f) (volleyball player) - Kaoru Uno 薫 (m) (mixed martial artist)
- Kaoru UsuiKaoru UsuiUsui was born in Nagoya on 12 December 1916; the actor Shigeru Amachi was a younger brother. He started photography around 1933 — when he bought a Rokuoh-sha Pearlette — and from 1934 subscribed to Photo Times, whose regular contributor Sakae Tamura inspired and influenced him.From...
薫 (m) (photographer) - Kaoru WadaKaoru Wadais a Japanese music composer, music arranger, conductor, music orchestrator and pianist from Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. He studied at the Tokyo College of Music. He is popularly known for his work on anime soundtracks. He became known to the West through his work on 3x3 Eyes and Battle...
薫 (m) (composer)
Fictional characters
- Kaoru (m) - Uninhabited Planet Survive!Uninhabited Planet Survive!, also known as Planet Survive is a Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Action/Adventure anime series that aired in Japan on NHK from October 2003 to October 28, 2004...
- Kaoru Akashi (f) - Zettai Karen ChildrenZettai Karen Childrenis a Japanese shōnen manga by Takashi Shiina. The manga started being serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Shōnen Sunday in 2005. An anime series began on April 6, 2008 which ran for fifty-one episodes. Shiina developed the series out of a short story he had written in a special issues of...
- Kaoru Amane 薫 (f) - Taiyou no Uta
- Kaoru Asahina (m) - Junjo RomanticaJunjo Romantica, stylized as Junjo Romantica ~Pure Romance~, is a yaoi series by Shungiku Nakamura. It focuses on three storylines; the main couple, which comprises the bulk of the books, and two other male couples which provide ongoing side stories...
- Kaoru GenjiKaoru GenjiKaoru Genji is a fictional character in The Tale of Genji . He is the son of Hikaru Genji's wife, "Third Princess" , and Genji's nephew Kashiwagi. Genji is aware of the affair by his wife and nephew Kashiwagi...
薫 (m) - Tale of Genji - Kaoru Hanabishi (m) - Ai Yori AoshiAi Yori Aoshiis a Japanese seinen manga written and illustrated by Kou Fumizuki and serialized from 1998 to 2005 in Hakusensha's Young Animal. It is a love story between two characters who haven't seen each other in years but were once childhood friends....
- Kaoru Hitachiin 馨 (m) - Ouran High School Host ClubOuran High School Host Clubis a manga series by Bisco Hatori, serialized in Hakusensha's LaLa magazine since August 5, 2003. The series follows Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at Ouran High School, and the other members of the popular host club. The romantic comedy focuses on the relationships within and without the...
- Kaoru Hondobou (m) - Gyakuten Saiban 3Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and TribulationsPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations, released in Japan as , is an adventure/visual novel video game developed by Capcom. It was originally released for the Game Boy Advance and was later ported to the PC. An enhanced version was released for the Nintendo DS...
- Kaoru Kaidoh 薫 (m) - Prince of Tennis
- Kaoru Kamiya 薫 (f) - Rurouni KenshinRurouni Kenshin, also known as Rurouni Kenshin and Samurai X, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The fictional setting takes place during the early Meiji period in Japan. The story is about a fictional assassin named Himura Kenshin, from the Bakumatsu who becomes a wanderer to...
- Kaoru Kiryuu 薫 (f) - Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash StarFutari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star, often shortened simply to Pretty Cure Splash★Star or PreCure Splash★Star, is a magical girl anime series produced by Toei Animation and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, which aired in Japan Animax, TV Asahi and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation between February 5, 2006 and January 28, 2007...
- Kaoru Kiryūin (m) - Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It is the third game to use its gameplay, and is the sequel to Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan while incorporating many of the improvements in gameplay made in Elite Beat Agents...
- Kaoru Kishimoto 薫 (m) - Hikaru no GoHikaru no Gois a manga series, a coming of age story based on the board game Go written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata with an anime adaptation. The production of the series' Go games was supervised by Go professional Yukari Umezawa...
- Kaoru Koganei 薰 (m) - Flame of ReccaFlame of Reccais a manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Anzai, which was adapted into an anime series spanning forty-two episodes by Studio Pierrot. The series has also been adapted into two video games; Flame of Recca for the Game Boy Advance and Flame of Recca Final Burning for the PlayStation...
- Kaoru Kondo (f) - Saido Kā ni Inu, deuteragonistDeuteragonistIn literature, the deuteragonist is the second most important character, after the protagonist and before the tritagonist. The deuteragonist may switch from being with or against the protagonist depending on the deuteragonist's own conflict/plot.-History:Greek drama began with simply one actor,...
- Kaoru Matsubara 松原かおる (f) - Demashita! Powerpuff Girls ZDemashita! Powerpuff Girls ZPowerpuff Girls Z, known in Japan as or PPGZ for short, is a magical girl anime series based on the American animated television series The Powerpuff Girls. The anime is co-produced by Cartoon Network Japan and Aniplex and was animated by Toei Animation, featuring character design by Miho Shimogasa...
- Kaoru Matsutake 香 (m) - Mirmo!Mirmo!is a manga series written by Hiromu Shinozuka and serialized in Ciao magazine from 2001 Jul through 2005 Dec. It was also published in twelve collected volumes by Shogakukan. The manga series was awarded the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award and the 2004 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga. The...
- Kaoru Mitarai (f) - PitaTenPitatenis a Japanese manga created by Koge-Donbo which was serialized in MediaWorks' shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! between the October 1999 and August 2003 issues; eight bound volumes were released. The manga has been translated into English by Tokyopop. The manga was adapted into a 26-episode...
- Kaoru Ōba (Wendy Oldbag) (f)- Phoenix Wright: Ace AttorneyPhoenix Wright: Ace AttorneyPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, released in Japan as , is an adventure video game published and developed by Capcom in Japan, North America, and Europe, and published by Nintendo in Australia...
- Kaoru Orihara (also known as "Kaoru-no-kimi") (f) - Oniisama e...Oniisama e...is a Japanese manga series by Riyoko Ikeda. It has been adapted into an anime series that aired on NHK from July 1991 to May 1992.The series originally started out as a manga in the early-mid 1970s. The story is about a 16 year old girl who attends a prestigious academy and deals with life as a...
- Kaoru Saionji (m) - Gakuen HeavenGakuen Heavenis a popular franchise that is based on the PC game Gakuen Heaven: Boy's Love Scramble, originally released by the company SPRAY. The franchise gradually expanded to include three PlayStation 2 games, two PlayStation Portable games, drama CDs, manga, and anime.A Boys' Love manga adaptation series...
- Kaoru Sakurazuka - Yin-Yang! X-Change AlternativeYin-Yang! X-Change AlternativeYin-Yang! X-Change Alternative is a Japanese erotic game produced by Crowd and distributed in English by Peach Princess. It is an offshoot of the popular X-Change series, but plot and storyline are entirely different and have no connection at all....
- Kaoru Seo - SekireiSekireiis a Japanese manga series by Sakurako Gokurakuin. The manga began serialization in the seinen magazine Young Gangan published by Square Enix in December 2004 and the first tankōbon was released on June 25, 2005, with ten volumes available in Japan as of June 25, 2010...
- Kaoru Shiba (f) - Samurai Sentai ShinkengerSamurai Sentai Shinkengeris the title of Toei Company's thirty-third entry in its long-running Super Sentai Series of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It premiered on February 15, 2009, the week following the finale of Engine Sentai Go-onger, and ended on February 7, 2010...
- Kaoru Yamazaki - Welcome to the NHK
- Kaoru Mido (f) - Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase
All names (except for Kamiya Kaoru) are in western naming order.