Kokoro (disambiguation)

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

Kokoro may refer to:

• Kokoro, a 1914 novel by Natsume Sōseki.
• Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Life, an 1896 collection by Lafcadio Hearn.
• Kokoro (snack food), a popular snack food in Nigeria.
• Kokoro (vegetable), a variety of yam cultivated in West Africa.
• Kokoro (Yoruba), a Yoruba word meaning "insect" and, in medicine, "germ."

In 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)

In music and performance

• 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 Kitaro on the 1994 album Mandala.
• "Kokoro no Tomo", a song by Mayumi Itsuwa and Delon Thamrin.
• "Kokoro," a song by Vocaloid Kagamine Rin
• "Kokoro (SS501 song)," a Japanese song by Korean boyband SS501

In television

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

In geography

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

In other entertainment

• Kokoro (video game), a Japanese bishōjo game.
• 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 protagonists of the visual novel Remember11.
• Kokoro Katsura, a character from the visual novel School Days.
• 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 Comics Universe.