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Most Japanese names sites list "Kaori" as a masculine name, meaning "add a man's strength".

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However, I did find one site which lists it as a feminine name meaning "fragrant": http://www.angelfire.com/anime/darkreflection/names.html

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The difference between the masculine and feminine versions of "Kaori" most likely depend on how the kanji characters are written.

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An older book of Japanese names which I have shows "Kaoru" to be a feminine name meaning "fragrant".

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-- Nanaea

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