Kokoro (disambiguation)

Kokoro (Japanese: 心) means "heart; mind; mentality; emotions; feelings" in Chinese characters.

Kokoro may also refer to:

Books

• Kokoro, a 1914 novel by Natsume Sōseki
• Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Life, an 1896 collection by Lafcadio Hearn

Characters

• Kokoro (comics), an amalgam of the fictional characters Katana from the Outsiders in the DC Universe and Psylocke from the X-Men in the Marvel Universe
• Kokoro (Dead or Alive), a character in the Dead or Alive video game series
• Kokoro, a character from the manga and anime series One Piece
• Kokoro Fuyukawa, one of the main characters of the visual novel Remember 11: The Age of Infinity
• Kokoro Katsura, a character from the visual novel School Days
• Kokoro Momoiro, a character in the video game Yandere Simulator

Film

• The Heart (1955 film) (こころ Kokoro), a 1955 film directed by Kon Ichikawa, based by Natsume Sōseki's novel
• The Heart (1973 film) (心 Kokoro), a 1973 film directed by Kaneto Shindō, based by Natsume Sōseki's novel
• Kokoro (2007 film)

Geography

• Kokoro, Benin, a town in Benin
• Kokoro, Niger, a town and commune in Niger

Music

• Kokoro (musician), a blind Nigerian musician.
• Kokoro Dance, a butoh dance troupe in Canada
• "Kokoro", a song from Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht performed by Joanne Hogg of the band Iona.
• "Kokoro", an instrumental music track from New Age artist Kitarō on the 1994 album Mandala
• "Kokoro (SS501 song)", a Japanese song by Korean boy band SS501

Television

• Kokoro (TV series), a Japanese television drama starring Noriko Nakagoshi
• Kokoro: The Heart Within, a 10-part documentary series originally airing on PBS

Other uses

• Kokoro (snack food), a popular snack food in Nigeria
• Kokoro (vegetable), a variety of yam cultivated in West Africa
• Kokoro (video game), a Japanese bishōjo game
• Kokoro (Yoruba), a Yoruba word meaning "insect" and, in medicine, "germ"