# Akari (given name)

Akari (written: 灯, 明里, 明梨, 明理, 朱里, 朱莉, 亜香里, あかり in hiragana or アカリ in katakana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Nanawo Akari (ナナヲ アカリ, born 1995), Japanese musician and YouTuber
* Akari Akase (あかせ あかり, born 2001), Japanese singer, cosplayer, gravure idol, internet personality, and actress
* Akari Asahina (朝日奈 あかり, born 1988), Japanese AV idol, actress and gravure model
* Akari Endo (born 1989), Dominican-Japanese actress
* Akari Fujinami (藤波 朱理, born 2003), Japanese freestyle wrestler
* Akari Hayami (早見 あかり, born 1995), Japanese idol, singer, actress and model
* Akari Hibino (日比野 朱里, born 1959), Japanese voice actress
* Akari Inaba (born 1998), Japanese water polo player
* Akari Ishizuka (born 1997), Japanese actress and singer
* Akari Kageyama (影山 灯, born 1993), Japanese voice actress
* Akari Kaida (海田 明里, born 1974), Japanese video game composer
* Akari Kishikawa (岸川 朱里, born 1985), Japanese retired middle-distance runner
* Akari Kitō (鬼頭 明里, born 1994), Japanese voice actress
* Akari Kurishima (栗島 朱里, born 1994), Japanese women's footballer
* Akari Matsukubo (松久保 明梨, born 1996), Japanese professional footballer
* Akari Midorikawa (born 2005), Japanese professional squash player
* Akari Nibu (丹生 明里, born 2001), Japanese singer, voice actress
* Akari Ogata (緒方 亜香里, born 1990), Japanese judoka
* Akari Oumi (近江 あかり, born 1989), Japanese volleyball player
* Akari Saho (佐保 明梨, born 1995), Japanese idol and singer
* Akari Shiraki (白木 星, born 1996), Japanese professional footballer
* Akari Suda (須田 亜香里, born 1991), Japanese idol and singer
* Akari Takeshige (竹重 杏歌理, born 2003), Japanese professional footballer
* Akari Takeuchi (竹内 朱莉, born 1997), Japanese idol and singer
* Akari Uchida (内田 明理, born 1969), Japanese video game producer
* Akari Uemura (植村 あかり, born 1998), Japanese idol and singer
* Akari Yamada (山田 朱莉, born 1996), Japanese model and actress
* Akari Yoshida (吉田 朱里, born 1996), Japanese idol and singer

## Fictional characters

* Akari Akaza (赤座 あかり), a character in the manga series YuruYuri
* Akari Fujisaki (藤崎 あかり), a character in the anime series Hikaru No Go
* Akari Hanao (花尾 朱莉), a character in the visual novel Moe! Ninja Girls
* Akari Hinomoto (陽ノ本 アカリ), a character in the anime series Digimon Xros Wars
* Akari Ichijou (一条 あかり), a character in the video game The Last Blade
* Akari Kamigishi (神岸 あかり), a character in the visual novel To Heart
* Akari Kawamoto (川本 あかり), a character in the manga series March Comes in like a Lion
* Akari Kizuna (紲星 あかり), a Vocaloid and Voiceroid character
* Akari Kuzehashi (久世橋 朱里), a character in the manga series Kin-iro Mosaic
* Akari Mizunashi (水無 灯里), a character in the manga series Aria
* Akari Mizushima (水嶋 アカリ), a character in the anime series Chance Pop Session
* Akari Nitta (新田明), a character in the manga and anime series Jujutsu Kaisen
* Akari Oborodzuka (朧塚アカリ), a character played by Hatsune Miku in the "Onibi Series", a series of songs by Masa.
* Akari Shinohara (篠原 明里), a character in the anime film 5 Centimeters Per Second
* Akari Sakura (桜 あかり), a character in the anime series Jewelpet Twinkle
* Akari Taiyo (太陽 あかり), a character in the anime series Day Break Illusion
* Akari Tsukumo (九十九 明里), a character in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
* Akari Unryu (雲竜 あかり), a character in the manga series Ranma ½