Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 由香里, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. YOO-KA-ṘEE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" and 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations can also form this name. A fictional bearer of the name is Yukari Yakumo, from the Touhou Project.