Japanese name

Kaoru Kiryuu 薫 (f) - Futari wa Pretty Cure

Kaoru Hondobou (m) - Gyakuten Saiban 3

Kaoru Kishimoto 薫 (m) - Hikaru no Go

Kaoru Koganei 薰 (m) - Flame of Recca

Kaoru Hanabishi (m) - Ai Yori Aoshi

Kaoru Saionji (m) - Gakuen Heaven

Kaoru Kiryūin (m) - Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2

Kaoru Ooba (Wendy Oldbag) (f), a character in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Kaoru (Caol) Uno 薫 (m) (mixed martial artist)

Kaoru Matsutake 香 (m) - Mirmo!

Kaoru Amane 薫 (f) - Taiyou no Uta

Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru (m) - Uninhabited Planet Survive!

Inoue Kaoru 馨 (m) (statesman)

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 female. People named Kaoru include:

Kaoru Wada 薫 (m) (composer)

Kaoru Mori 薫 (f) (manga author)

Kaoru Abe 阿部薫 (m) (free Jazz saxophonist)

Kaoru Sugayama かおる (f) (volleyball player)

Kaoru Fujino かほる (voice actor)

Kaoru Ikeya 薫 (m) (astronomer)

Kaoru is a Japanese given name for males or females. The name's meaning varies depending on its written form:

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

Kaoru 薫 (m) (one of the guitarists of Dir en grey)

Kaoru Genji 薫 (m) - Tale of Genji

Kaoru Kaidoh 薫 (m) - Prince of Tennis

Kamiya Kaoru 薫 (f) - Rurouni Kenshin

Kaoru Matsubara 松原かおる (f) - Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z

Kaoru Mitarai (f) - PitaTen

Kaworu Nagisa カヲル (m) - Neon Genesis Evangelion