Kaoru is a Japanese

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for males or females.

Name Meanings

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 hiragana; no inherent meaning *かをる — same as above, using を as an archaic substitute for お *カオル — phonetic form in katakana As a distinctly unisex 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 ( "scent/aroma, fabric/weave" and occasionally rendered "perfume", ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Kaori (voice actress) (born 1976), Japanese voice actress and singer *, musician known as Bon ...

. It is used exclusively for females.

People

* Kaoru 薫 (m) (one of the guitarists of Dir En Grey) * Kaoru Abe 阿部薫 (m) (free Jazz saxophonist) *, Japanese film director, producer and editor * Kaoru Fujino かほる (voice actor) *, Japanese speed skater *

Kaoru Hasuike is a Japanese citizen who was abducted by North Korean spies along with his girlfriend Yukiko Okudo. They were abducted from their hometown of Kashiwazaki in Niigata prefecture on July 19, 1978. Hasuike was a law student at the time. During th ...

薫 (m) (academic, writer, translator, and Japanese national once abducted by North Korea) * Kaoru Ide, Japanese architect *

Kaoru Ikeya is 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 bu ...

薫 (m) (astronomer) *

Kaoru Inoue Marquess Inoue Kaoru (井上馨, January 16, 1836 – September 1, 1915) was a Japanese politician and a prominent member of the Meiji oligarchy during the Meiji period of the Empire of Japan. As one of the senior statesmen (''Genrō'') in Jap ...

馨 (m) (statesman) * Kaoru Ishibashi (m) (musician,

Kishi Bashi Kaoru Ishibashi (born November 4, 1975), who performs as Kishi Bashi, is an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter currently based in Athens, Georgia. He was a founding member of Jupiter One and, for a few years, was a member of ...

) * Kaoru Ishikawa (m) (business theorist, developer of the Ishikawa diagram) *, Japanese musician *

Kaoru Kobayashi Kaoru Kobayashi (小林薫, ''Kobayashi Kaoru'') is a Japanese personal name: * Kaoru Kobayashi (actor) (born 1951), a Japanese actor born in Kyoto * Kaoru Kobayashi (murderer) (19682013), a pedophile who murdered Kaede Ariyama in Nara in 200 ...

(m) (actor) * Kaoru Maeda 薫 (f) (professional wrestler) *, Japanese sport shooter *

Kaoru Mitoma is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Japan national team. Club career Early years Born in Kanagawa, Mitoma grew up in the Kawasaki area and joined the Frontale ...

(m), Japanese footballer * Kaoru Mori 薫 (f) (manga author) *, Japanese lawyer and judge *, Japanese voice actress * Kaoru Sugayama かおる (f) (volleyball player) *, Japanese novelist and essayist *, Japanese footballer *

Kaoru Uno (born May 8, 1975) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He is the Co-Champion of the UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament and a former Shooto Lightweight Champion. As one of the early Ultimate Fighting Championship's ...

薫 (m) (mixed martial artist) * Kaoru Usui 薫 (m) (photographer) * Kaoru Kimura (f) Japanese astronomy educator; President, International Planetarium Society 2021-22 * Kaoru Wada 薫 (m) (composer) *, Japanese basketball player * Kaoru Yosano 馨 (m) (politician)

Fictional characters

*Kaoru (f) - '' Rilakkuma and Kaoru'' *Kaoru Toki 時カオル (f) - ''

Seitokai Yakuindomo is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Tozen Ujiie. It ran in Kodansha's ''Magazine Special'' from May 2007 to June 2008. It was then transferred to Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', where it ran from July ...

'' *Kaoru (m) - '' Uninhabited Planet Survive!'' *

Kaoru Akashi ''Psychic Squad'', known in Japan as is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takashi Shiina. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from July 2005 to July 2021, with its chapte ...

(f) - '' Zettai Karen Children'' *Kaoru (f) - '' Daughter of Smoke and Bone'' * Kaoru Amane 薫 (f) - '' Taiyou no Uta'' *Kaoru Asahina (m) - '' Junjo Romantica'' *Fujiwara no Kaoru a.k.a. Murasaki Shikibu (m) - ''Akane-sasu Sekai de Kimi to Utau'' * Kaoru Genji 薫 (m) - '' Tale of Genji'' *

Kaoru Hanabishi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kou Fumizuki. The manga was serialized in Hakusensha's ''Young Animal'' magazine from 1998 to 2005 and the chapters collected into 17 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It is a love story between ...

(m) - '' Ai Yori Aoshi'' * Kaoru Hitachiin 馨 (m) - '' Ouran High School Host Club'' *Kaoru Hondobou (m) - '' Gyakuten Saiban 3'' *

Kaoru Kaidoh '' The Prince of Tennis'' manga and anime series has a large cast of fictional characters created by Takeshi Konomi; many have appeared in the musical and film adaptations. The cast of the series is largely made up of the members of the various ...

薫 (m) - '' Prince of Tennis'' *Kaoru Kameyama (m) - '' Aibō'' * Kaoru Kamiya 薫 (f) - '' Rurouni Kenshin'' *Kaoru Kiryuu 薫 (f) - '' Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star'' *Kaoru Kiryūin (m) - '' Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2'' *

Kaoru Kishimoto The plot of ''Hikaru no Go'' revolves around the Japanese Go world. Several of the manga's prominent characters hold Go titles. The title holder is then called by a combination of their name and the title they hold. In the case of a multiple tit ...

薫 (m) - '' Hikaru no Go'' *

Kaoru Koganei is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Anzai. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 1995 to February 2002, with its chapters collected in 33 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was ad ...

薰 (m) - '' Flame of Recca'' *Kaoru Kondo (f) - ''Saido Kā ni Inu'' *Kaoru Kurusu (m) - Uta no Prince-Sama *Kaoru Maki カオル (f) - ''Puella Magi Kazumi Magica'' *Kaoru Matoba 薫 (m) - Area no Kishi *Kaoru Matsubara 松原かおる (f) - '' Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z'' * Kaoru Matsutake 香 (m) - '' Mirmo!'' *

Kaoru Mitarai is a Japanese manga by Koge-Donbo. It was serialized in the shōnen manga magazine ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' between the October 1999 and August 2003 issues and was later collected into eight tankōbon volumes. The eight volumes were localized f ...

(f) - '' Pita Ten'' *

Kaworu Nagisa , real name , is a fictional character from the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' franchise created by Gainax. In the series of the same name, he is the pilot of a giant mecha named Evangelion Unit 02 for the special agency Nerv. Kaworu is the s ...

渚カヲル (m) - ''

Neon Genesis Evangelion , also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. ''Evangelion' ...

'' * Kaoru Ōba (Wendy Oldbag) (f) - '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney'' * Kaoru Orihara (also known as "Kaoru-no-kimi") (f) - '' Oniisama e...'' * Kaoru Saionji (m) - '' Gakuen Heaven'' *Kaoru Sakurazuka (m) - '' Yin-Yang! X-Change Alternative'' *Kaoru Sasakura (f) -'' Marumo no Okite'' *Kaoru Seo (m) - '' Sekirei'' *Kaoru Shiba (f) - '' Samurai Sentai Shinkenger'' *Kaoru Sugimura (m) - '' Nana to Kaoru'' *Kaoru Watabe (f) - ''

King of Fighters 97 ''(KOF '97)'' is a fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home console in 1997. It is the fourth game in '' The King of Fighters'' series. It was ported to the Neo-Geo CD, as well as the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn in Jap ...

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Kaoru Yamazaki is a Japanese novel written by Tatsuhiko Takimoto. It was published by Kadokawa Shoten in Japan in January 2002, and in English by Tokyopop in October 2007. The story revolves around a 22-year-old '' hikikomori'', an asocial recluse, who ge ...

山崎薫 (m) - '' Welcome to the NHK'' *Kaoru Mido (f) - '' Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase'' * Kaoru Ichihara 壱原かおる (f) - '' Mahou No Princess Club! De Javu!'' * Kaoru Kirishima (m) - ''

Our Two Bedroom Love Story Our or OUR may refer to: * The possessive form of " we" * Our (river), in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany * Our, Belgium, a village in Belgium * Our, Jura, a commune in France * Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), a government utility regulato ...

'' *Kaoru Nagumo (m) - ''

Hakuouki is a Japanese ''otome'' video game series by Idea Factory, first released for the PlayStation 2 in 18 September 2008 and ported to many other platforms. It has been adapted into an anime series by Studio Deen; the first series was broa ...

'' *Kaoru Seta 瀬田薫 (f) - '' BanG Dream!'' *Kaoru Sakurayashiki (m) - '' SK8 the Infinity'' All names (except for Fujiwara no Kaoru and Kamiya Kaoru) are in western naming order.

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