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Kaori
Kaori (かおり) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 香織, 香 fragrance + 織 to weave. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 3 in 1982.
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Ways to write Kaori
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
香織
香fragrance織to weave
Girl, best No. 3 (1973–1988)香
香fragrance
Girl, 3 notable people on Wikidata香里
香fragrance里village, home
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata馨
馨fragrance
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata花織
花flower織to weave
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Kaori appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
郁緒梨fragrant + thread + pearGirl
郁織fragrant + to weaveGirl
伽織attendant + to weaveGirl
佳央理beautiful + centre + reasonGirl
佳央里beautiful + centre + villageGirl
佳央莉beautiful + centre + jasmineGirl
佳欧里beautiful + (sound ō) + villageGirl
佳起里beautiful + to rise + villageGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Kaori has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 1982, at No. 3.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1988 | No. 10 |
| 1987 | No. 6 |
| 1986 | No. 7 |
| 1985 | No. 5 |
| 1983 | No. 6 |
| 1982 | No. 3 |
| 1981 | No. 4 |
| 1980 | No. 7 |
| 1979 | No. 7 |
| 1978 | No. 7 |
| 1977 | No. 6 |
| 1976 | No. 6 |
| 1975 | No. 8 |
| 1973 | No. 7 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Kaori
Kaori Icho 伊調 馨Olympic wrestler
Kaori Sakamoto 花織Japanese figure skater
Kaori Iida 飯田 圭織Japanese female singer and talent (1981-)
Kaori Ishihara 石原 夏織Japanese idol, voice actress
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.