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Kiri

Kiri may refer to:

  • Kiri (given name), a given name (and list of people with the name)
  • Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a community in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • Kiri Territory
    • Kiri Airport
  • JDS Kiri (PF-291) or USS Everett (PF-8), a Kusu-class patrol frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
  • Breuvages Kiri, an independent bottler of soft drinks, water and other non-alcoholic beverages.
  • Paulownia tomentosa or Kiri, a tree
  • Government Seal of Japan or Kiri mon, an emblem
  • Japanese destroyer Kiri (1915), a Kaba-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I
  • Japanese destroyer Kiri (1944) , a Matsu-class of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II
  • Kiri, a category of Noh
  • "Kiri", a song by Monoral
  • Kiri, a character in Mortal Kombat: Konquest
  • Kiri, a brand of cheese by Groupe Bel
Kiri (given name)

Kiri is a given name appearing in various cultures. In Māori, "kiri" means "skin", "bark", or "rind". In Korean, the meaning of the name differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name; there are 68 hanja with the reading "ki" and 26 hanja with the reading "ri" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Notable people with the name include:

  • Kiri Te Kanawa (born 1944), New Zealand opera singer
  • Kim Kiri (born 1985), South Korean comedian
  • Kiri Baga (born 1995), American figure skater
  • Kiri Davis (fl. 2000s), African-American filmmaker
  • Kiri Hart, vice president of development at Lucasfilm who oversees the Star Wars franchise

Fictional characters:

  • Kiri, character in Mortal Kombat: Conquest
  • Kiri Minase, character in Never Give Up!
  • Kiri Marialate, character in Divergence Eve
Kiri (ship)

Several ships have been named :

  • , a of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I

  • , a of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II

  • JDS Kiri (PF-291), a Kusu-class patrol frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, formerly USS Everett (PF-8)

Usage examples of "kiri".

The three of them strolled across the room of topaz light, stopping momentarily as one of the girls offered them tea and rice wine, and Kiri introduced them one by one to the women who were not already engaged with men.

Down the wide sweeping stairs and into a square covered carriage Kiri called a ricksha.

They bowed to Kiri and stepped impassively away from the doors, allowing them entrance.

He closed the door behind them and in pitch-darkness Kiri went away from him.

Lifting it high over his head, he spoke in the ancient tongue, words that neither Ronin nor, he suspected, Kiri could understand.

He felt Kiri against him now, warm and trembling, as they brought the girl before the multitude.

Oh, Kiri, like a song in his dazzled brain, as he slipped through the crowded labyrinth of streets.

The scream came then, filled with terror and something more, and he bolted out the door with Kiri just behind him.

He had been with Matsu, not Kiri, that night when the Makkon came to Tencho and killed Sa.

Only when a shadow dropped across his face did he look up to behold Kiri in breastplate of deep yellow lacquered leather, high polished boots, and light leather leggings.

After the Makkon they flew and Ronin, glancing at Kiri, the noble profile with its firm nose and high cheekbones, failed to notice the movement behind them, as a pursuing luma kept pace with them.

They had descended perhaps halfway when Kiri gasped and strained forward in her saddle.

He called to Kiri but his voice was a quiet croak in the restless meadow.

Beside him came Tuolin and Kiri, hacking at the warriors as if they were wild foliage.

Near him, Kiri was nearly disemboweled as she watched, horrified and fascinated.