Kaoru
薫
A unisex name with 2 common kanji spellings. The most typical, 薫, combines fragrance.
- Hiragana
- かおる
- Katakana
- カオル
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Kaoru
- Morae
- 3 かおる
- Gender
- Unisex
Kanji spellings
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
薫
- 薫fragrance, scent
馨
- 馨fragrance, far-reaching
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Kaoru. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- かおちゃんkao-chan
- かおくんkao-kun
- かおるちゃんkaoru-chan
- かおるくんkaoru-kun
- かーちゃんka-chan
As a full name
In Japanese the surname comes first.