Kai (name)
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The name Kai has various origins and meanings in different cultures:
According to the 1990 United States Census, Kai is a very rare male first name. In Northern Ireland
, data indicated that "Kai" experienced a significant rise in popularity as a male give name from 2002 to 2003. It has become popular in the UK, with many children born in the mid to late 1990s given the name. While it is typically a male
given name
, in recent years it has become popular among female
s as well.
Kaj (the Germanic form of Kai)
- In BasqueBasque languageBasque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
, Kai is a common word meaning "pier of a harbour" and a variant of the first name Kaio (from the old Latin name Caius) - In BurmeseBurmese languageThe Burmese language is the official language of Burma. Although the constitution officially recognizes it as the Myanmar language, most English speakers continue to refer to the language as Burmese. Burmese is the native language of the Bamar and related sub-ethnic groups of the Bamar, as well as...
, Kai means "strong", or "unbreakable" - In ChineseChinese languageThe Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
, Kai is a given name which can be one of several characters. The most common Cantonese name is "繼" with five radicals for silkworms on sieve, meaning "unceasing (like silk)" or "following intimately (like silk)" or "continual (like silk)". The most common Mandarin name, "凱"， meaning "victory" or "triumphant". - In EstonianEstonian languageEstonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...
, Kai is a female name meaning "pier" - In FinnishFinnish languageFinnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
, Kai is a common male name meaning "probably" - In HawaiianHawaiian languageThe Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii...
, Kai means "ocean" or "ocean water" - In HmongHmong languageHmong or Mong is the common name for a dialect continuum of the West Hmongic branch of the Hmong–Mien/Miao–Yao language family spoken by the Hmong people of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, northern Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos...
, Kai is a male name that is sometimes spelled Kha - In JapaneseJapanese languageis a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
, Kai may mean "big water", "the ocean", "the sea" or "paddle". Kai may also mean "change" or "the action to correct", "taker", "receiver", "mediation" or "concerning oneself with". - In MāoriMaori languageMāori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...
, Kai means "food" - In NavajoNavajo languageNavajo or Navaho is an Athabaskan language spoken in the southwestern United States. It is geographically and linguistically one of the Southern Athabaskan languages .Navajo has more speakers than any other Native American language north of the...
, means "willow tree" - In North Germanic languagesNorth Germanic languagesThe North Germanic languages or Scandinavian languages, the languages of Scandinavians, make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages, a sub-family of the Indo-European languages, along with the West Germanic languages and the extinct East Germanic languages...
, Kai means "keeper of the keys; earth". In Germanic languagesGermanic languagesThe Germanic languages constitute a sub-branch of the Indo-European language family. The common ancestor of all of the languages in this branch is called Proto-Germanic , which was spoken in approximately the mid-1st millennium BC in Iron Age northern Europe...
, Kai means quay or safe harbor. - In WelshWelsh languageWelsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
, Kai is a popular given name normally spelt Cai, from the Arthurian legend of Sir KaySir KayIn Arthurian legend, Sir Kay is Sir Ector's son and King Arthur's foster brother and later seneschal, as well as one of the first Knights of the Round Table. In later literature he is known for his acid tongue and bullying, boorish behavior, but in earlier accounts he was one of Arthur's premier... - In YorubaYoruba languageYorùbá is a Niger–Congo language spoken in West Africa by approximately 20 million speakers. The native tongue of the Yoruba people, it is spoken, among other languages, in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo and in communities in other parts of Africa, Europe and the Americas...
, a Nigerian language, Kai means "love" - In CornishCornish languageCornish is a Brythonic Celtic language and a recognised minority language of the United Kingdom. Along with Welsh and Breton, it is directly descended from the ancient British language spoken throughout much of Britain before the English language came to dominate...
, Kai means "dog", and is often used as a dog name
According to the 1990 United States Census, Kai is a very rare male first name. In Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, data indicated that "Kai" experienced a significant rise in popularity as a male give name from 2002 to 2003. It has become popular in the UK, with many children born in the mid to late 1990s given the name. While it is typically a male
Male
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, in recent years it has become popular among female
Female
Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
s as well.
Given name
- Kai, high priest to Pharaoh KhufuKhufuKhufu , also known as Cheops or, in Manetho, Suphis , was a Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom. He reigned from around 2589 to 2566 BC. Khufu was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty. He is generally accepted as being the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of...
, in ancient Egypt - Kai AlthoffKai Althoff- Life and work :Kai Althoff was born in Cologne, Germany. He is a multimedia artist and a painter.He has shown work in exhibitions including the 2004 Venice Biennale, Drawing Now at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Chère Paintre, Liebe Maler, Dear Painter at the Pompidou Centre in Paris and A...
(born 1966), German multimedia artist - Kai BirdKai BirdKai Bird is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist, best known for his biographies of political figures.-Personal life:Bird was born in 1951 in Eugene, Oregon. His father was a U.S. Foreign Service officer, and he spent his childhood in Jerusalem, Beirut, Dhahran, Cairo and Bombay...
(born 1951), American journalist - Kai BuddeKai BuddeKai Budde , is a professional Magic: The Gathering player, who holds the records for earnings, Pro Tour victories and lifetime Pro Points. His performances earned him the nicknames "The Juggernaut" and "King of the Grand Prix"...
(born 1979), German gamer - Kai DiekmannKai DiekmannKai Diekmann is a German journalist. From 1998 until 2000 he was editor of Welt am Sonntag . Since January 2001 he is chief editor of Bild. He is also a member of the executive board of the Turkish daily Hürriyet.- Life :Diekmann grew up in Bielefeld...
(born 1964), German journalist - Kai DonnerKai DonnerKai Reinhold Donner was a Finnish linguist, ethnographer and politician. He carried out expeditions to the Nenets people in Siberia 1911–1914 and was docent of Uralic languages at the University of Helsinki from 1924...
(1888–1935), Finnish linguist - Kai EckhardtKai EckhardtKai Eckhardt is a German musician and composer who plays bass, best known for his work with John McLaughlin, Vital Information, the band he co-founded Garaj Mahal and Billy Cobham...
(born 1961), German musician - Kai EideKai EideKai Aage Eide is a Norwegian diplomat. He was appointed the United Nations Special Representative to Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on 7 March 2008, a position he held until March 2010 when Staffan de Mistura took over.Eide has previously served as...
(born 1949), Norwegian diplomat - Kai T. EriksonKai T. EriksonKai Theodor Erikson is an American sociologist, noted as an authority on the social consequences of catastrophic events. He served as the 76th president of the American Sociological Association....
(born 1931), American sociologist - Kai FagaschinskiKai FagaschinskiKai Fagaschinski is a Berlin based free improvisational clarinet player and composer. He is self-taught, and his music has been described as "rooted in abstraction, but with an increasingly insidious melodious element."-Discography:*I’m So Awake/Sleepless I Feel - as a member of The Magic I.D...
(born 1974), German musician - Kai FjellKai FjellKai Breder Fjell was a Norwegian painter, printmaker and scenographer.- Biography :Fjell was born on a farm in the village Skoger near Drammen, Norway. His father was the farmer and painter Conrad Bendiks Fjeld....
(1907–1989), Norwegian painter - Kai GehringKai GehringKai Gehring is a German politician.After receiving his Abitur in Velbert, Gehring majored in social sciences at the Ruhr University Bochum, earning his Diplom in 2003....
(born 1977), German politician - Kai HahtoKai HahtoKai Hahto is a Finnish musician and drummer.-Career:Hahto starting playing drums using a handmade Kumu drumkit.Hahto was a member of the grindcore band Rotten Sound....
(born 1973), Finnish drummer - Kai HansenKai HansenKai Michael Hansen is a power metal guitarist and vocalist.Hansen is the founder, lead guitarist, and vocalist of power metal band Gamma Ray, and the co-founder and former member of German metal band Helloween. He is a prominent figure in power metal, and has sold millions of albums worldwide...
(born 1963), German musician - Kai HolmKai HolmKai Holm was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 41 films between 1927 and 1979.He was born in Lemvig, Denmark and died in Denmark.-Filmography:*Præsten i Vejlby - 1931*Kirke og orgel - 1932...
(1896–1985), Danish actor - Kai HolstKai HolstKai Christian Middelthon Holst was a Norwegian resistance fighter and member of Milorg. He was from Lillehammer and became a central leader of the resistance movement from the autumn of 1942, when many of the leaders were arrested by the Germans.Holst was the person with detailed knowledge about...
(1913–1945), Norwegian resistance fighter - Kai JohansenKai JohansenKai Johansen , born in Odense, was a Danish professional football defender who spent a large proportion of his career playing in Scotland, most notably for Rangers....
(1940–2007), Danish football player - Kai LondoKai LondoKai Londo was a Kissi warrior from Sierra Leone who conquered a large territory . He built new roads and fortified towns and established a new capital at Kailahun.-Early life:...
(1845–1896), Sierra Leonese warrior king - Kai OwenKai OwenKai Owen is a Welsh actor of stage and screen, known to Welsh audiences for his numerous roles on Welsh-language television and to worldwide audiences for his portrayal of Rhys Williams in Torchwood....
(born 1975), Welsh actor - Kai KrauseKai KrauseKai Krause is a software and graphical user interface designer, best known for founding MetaCreations Corp., his Kai's Power Tools series of products, and for his contributions to graphical user interface design.-Biography:...
(born 1957), German software designer - Kai MosakerTrym TorsonTrym Torson , or just Trym, is a Norwegian drummer, formerly with Zyklon. Torson started playing in the Viking metal band Enslaved and was later invited to play in black metal band Emperor. He co-founded Zyklon together with Emperor member Samoth...
, Norwegian drummer - Kai NielsenKai NielsenKai Nielsen is adjunct professor of philosophy at Concordia University in Montreal and professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Calgary. Before moving to Canada, Nielsen taught for many years at New York University . He specializes in metaphilosophy, ethics, and social and political...
(born 1926), Canadian philosopher - Kai PahlmanKai PahlmanKai Pahlman is a Finnish former international footballer who earned 56 caps at international level between 1954 and 1968, scoring 13 goals...
(born 1935), Finnish fotballer - Kai ReusKai ReusKai Reus is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer who rides for Cycling Team De Rijke.During a training at the Col d'Iseran on July 12, 2007 after missing out on the 2007 Tour de France Reus fell from his bike and slipped into a coma. After team mate Michael Rasmussen won the yellow jersey...
(born 1985), Dutch cyclist - Kai RyssdalKai RyssdalKai Ryssdal is an American radio journalist best known as the host of Marketplace, a business program that airs weekdays on U.S. public radio stations....
(born 1963), American radio journalist - Kai SiegbahnKai SiegbahnKai Manne Börje Siegbahn was a Swedish physicist.He was born in Lund, Sweden, and his father Manne Siegbahn also won the Nobel Prize in Physics, in 1924. Siegbahn earned his doctorate at the University of Stockholm in 1944...
(1918–2007), Swedish physicist - Kai StephensKai StephensKai Stephens is an English musician. He is the bass guitarist of indie rock band Hard-Fi. He attended Licensed Victuallers School in Slough and then Ascot, Berkshire....
, British musician - Kai WiesingerKai WiesingerKai Wiesinger is a German actor.-Life and work:Kai Wiesinger began taking private acting lessons as a teenager. After his Zivildienst , he became an acting student in Munich...
(born 1966), German actor - Kai WindingKai WindingKai Chresten Winding was a popular Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is well known for a successful collaboration with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson.-Biography:...
(1922–1983), Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer - Kai (born 1981), Japanese drummer of visual kei band The GazettEThe GazetteThe Gazette is a title of several newspapers and magazines, including:-English-language newspapers:*London Gazette, the official publication of the government of the United Kingdom...
(ガゼット/Gazetto)
Kaj (the Germanic form of Kai)
- Kaj Aksel HansenKaj Aksel HansenKaj Aksel Hansen was a Danish football player and manager, who played professionally for a number of French clubs. He started as an amateur player in Denmark with B 93 and BK Frem, and played 27 games and scored 12 goals for the Denmark national football team...
(1917–1987), Danish football player - Kaj BirkstedKaj BirkstedKaj Birksted was a Danish flying ace during World War II where he served in the RAF, with final rank of Wing Commander and Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Norwegian Air Force....
, Danish fighter pilot - Kaj BuschKaj BuschKaj Busch is an Australian sports fishing writer and television personality who has appeared in many of Rex Hunt's Fishing Adventure programs on the Seven Network....
, Australian television presenter - Kaj ChristiansenKaj ChristiansenKaj Frederik Christiansen was a Danish football forward and manager. He played professionally for French clubs Stade Français, Le Havre AC and Olympique Lyonnais, and scored six goals in five matches for the Denmark national football team...
(1921–2008), Danish football player - Kaj ChydeniusKaj ChydeniusKaj Chydenius is a Finnish composer probably best known for his left-wing political songs interpreted by various artists. He studied at the Sibelius Academy, the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki School of Economics, starting his career with avant-garde music, happening, instrumental theatre...
(born 1939), Finnish composer - Kaj FranckKaj FranckKaj Franck was one of the leading figures of Finnish design, the teacher of several generations of professional designers in Finland, and an influential figure in design and applied arts between 1940-1980...
(1911–1989), Finnish designer - Kaj FrederiksenKaj FrederiksenKaj Frederiksen was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Gørlev and died in Copenhagen. He was the twin brother of Viggo Frederiksen....
(1916–1991), Danish boxer - Kaj GnudtzmannKaj GnudtzmannKaj Svane Gnudtzmann was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics.In 1906 he won the silver medal as member of the Danish gymnastics team in the team competition.-External links:*...
(1880–1948), Danish gymnist - Kaj Hansen (footballer born 1940)Kaj Hansen (footballer born 1940)Kaj Hansen was a Danish former footballer, who spent the majority of his career with Boldklubben Frem. He played seven games for the Denmark national football team, and represented his country at the 1964 UEFA European Football Championship. He was born in Copenhagen and died in Sweden.-External...
(1940–2009), Danish football player - Kaj HasselriisKaj HasselriisKaj Hasselriis is a Canadian journalist, community activist and politician.Hasselriis is a life-long Winnipegger and earned a sociology degree from the University of Manitoba in 1995 as well as a journalism degree from Toronto's Ryerson University in 1997. From 1997 to 2002, Hasselriis worked as a...
(born 1974), Canadian journalist - Kaj Leo JohannesenKaj Leo Johannesen- Handball Player for Kyndil :Kaj Leo Johannesen is not only a former football player, he is also a former handball player. He played 163 matches for Kyndil and scored 625 goals for the club.- Extern Links :* , The Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands* * * *...
(born 1964), Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands - Kaj MunkKaj MunkKaj Harald Leininger Munk was a Danish playwright and Lutheran pastor, known for his cultural engagement and his martyrdom during the Occupation of Denmark of World War II...
(1898–1944), Danish playwright - Kaj StenvallKaj StenvallKaj Kristian Stenvall is a Finnish artist who became internationally famous when he began his career in 1989 for painting what his site describes as "a very familiar looking duck." Many have likened this duck to the Donald Duck of Disney Comics.Stenvall received his art training at Turun...
(born 1951), Finnish artist - Kaj UldalerKaj UldalerKaj Uldaler was a Danish amateur football player. He spent his club career with BK Frem and B.93, scoring 131 goals in 202 games for B.93. He scored 15 goals in 38 internationals for the Denmark national football team from 1927 to 1939...
(1906–1987), Danish football player - Kaj Ulrik Linderstrøm-Lang (1896–1959), Danish scientist
- Niels Kaj JerneNiels Kaj JerneNiels Kaj Jerne, FRS was a Danish immunologist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984. The citation read "For theories concerning the specificity in development and control of the immune system and the discovery of the principle for production of monoclonal antibodies"....
(1911–1994), Danish immunologist
Surname
- Carole KaiCarole KaiCarole Kai is an entertainer , recording artist, and philanthropist from Hawaii.-Personal life:Born as Carole Shimizu in Honolulu, she graduated from McKinley High School in Honolulu...
(born 1944), American entertainer - Leilani KaiLeilani KaiPatricia Schroeder , better known by her stage name Leilani Kai, is a semi-retired professional wrestler. She began training with The Fabulous Moolah right after finishing high school...
(born 1960), American professional wrestler - Natasha KaiNatasha KaiNatasha Kanani Janine Kai is an American soccer forward currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer.-University of Hawaiʻi:Kai played for the University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wahine from 2002-2005...
(born 1983), American soccer player
Characters
- Kai, a character in the manga and 1988 anime film AkiraAkira (film)is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk science fiction film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, and starring the voices of Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama and Taro Ishida. The screenplay is based on Otomo's manga Akira....
- Kai, fictional character in the video games Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral TownHarvest Moon: Friends of Mineral TownHarvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is a video game for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Marvelous Interactive Inc. and published in the U.S. by Natsume...
and Harvest Moon 64Harvest Moon 64is a farm simulation video game developed by Victor Interactive Software and published by Natsume Co., Ltd for the Nintendo 64 video game console, and the third game in the Harvest Moon series... - Kai, fictional character in the video game Heavenly SwordHeavenly SwordHeavenly Sword is a video game developed by Ninja Theory exclusively for the PlayStation 3 console and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe...
- KaiKai (LEXX)Kai, Last of the Brunnen-G, is an undead assassin on the science fiction television show Lexx. He is played by Michael McManus.-Character history:...
, fictional character in the television series LexxLexxLexx is a science fantasy television series that follows the adventures of a group of mismatched individuals aboard the organic space craft Lexx. They travel through two universes and encounter planets including a parody of the Earth.... - Kai, fictional god in the Lone WolfLone Wolf (gamebooks)Lone Wolf is a series of 28 gamebooks, created by Joe Dever and initially illustrated by Gary Chalk. The series began publishing in July 1984 and sold more than 10.2 million copies worldwide....
gamebook series, and hence name of the order of warrior-monks known as the Kai Lords - Kai, fictional character in the Mortal Kombat games
- Kai, fictional villain in two cross over episodes of American television series' "NCIS: Los Angeles" and "NCISNCIS (TV series)NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
" - Kai, fictional character in the video game ŌkamiOkamiis an action-adventure video game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. It was released for Sony's PlayStation 2 video game console in 2006 in Japan and North America, and 2007 in Europe and Australia...
- Kai, fictional character in The Snow QueenThe Snow QueenThe Snow Queen is a fairy tale by author Hans Christian Andersen . The tale was first published in 1845, and centers on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by a little boy and girl, Kai and Gerda....
, a tale by Hans Christian AndersenHans Christian AndersenHans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."... - Kai the Horseclaw, fictional bird in the manga Nausicaä of the Valley of the WindNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (manga)is a post-apocalyptic manga written and illustrated by acclaimed anime director Hayao Miyazaki. It was serialised intermittently from 1982 to 1994 in Japan...
- Kai Booker, fictional character from the television series Being Erica
- Kai Chen, fictional character in the television series Power Rangers: Lost GalaxyPower Rangers: Lost GalaxyPower Rangers Lost Galaxy is the fifth television series and seventh installment of the Power Rangers franchise that aired in 1999. It featured familiar elements from previous incarnations. It is based on the Japanese Super Sentai television series Seijuu Sentai Gingaman...
- Kai HiwatariKai Hiwatariis a character from the Beyblade manga and anime series.He is the captain of the Team BBA throughout most of the anime series and the keeper of the phoenix bit-beast Dranzer, or in the original Japanese version, Suzaku, the phoenix god of the South in Chinese/Japanese legend.Kai is voiced by David...
, fictional character in the anime and manga series BeybladeBeybladeis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Aoki. Originally serialized in CoroCoro Comic from 2000 to 2002, the individual chapters were collected and published in 14 tankōbon by Shogakukan... - Kai Ichinose, fictional character in the anime film and manga series Piano no MoriPiano no Moriis an ongoing manga by Makoto Isshiki, about Shuhei Amamiya, who transfers to Moriwaki Elementary filled with hope and ambition about his new life...
- Kai Kogashiwa, fictional character in the anime and manga series Initial DInitial Dis a manga by Shuichi Shigeno which has been serialized in Kodansha's Young Magazine since 1995. It has been adapted into a long-running anime series by OB Planning, Studio Comet, Studio Gallop, Pastel, and A.C.G.T, and a live action film by Avex and Media Asia...
- Kai Leng, fictional character in the video game series Mass EffectMass EffectMass Effect is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows by Demiurge Studios. The Xbox 360 version was released worldwide in November 2007 published by Microsoft Game Studios...
- Kai LungKai LungKai Lung is a fictional character in a series of books by Ernest Bramah, consisting of The Wallet of Kai Lung , Kai Lung's Golden Hours , Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat , The Moon of Much Gladness , Kai Lung Beneath the Mulberry Tree , Kai Lung: Six and Kai Lung Raises His...
, fictional character in a series of novels by Ernest BramahErnest BramahErnest Bramah , born Ernest Brammah Smith, was an English author. He published 21 books and numerous short stories and features. His humorous works were ranked with Jerome K Jerome, and W.W. Jacobs, his detective stories with Conan Doyle, his politico-science fiction with H.G. Wells and his... - Kai Miyagusuku, fictional character in the anime Blood+
- Kai Ozu, fictional character in the television series Mahou Sentai MagirangerMahou Sentai Magiranger, is Toei Company's twenty-ninth production of the Super Sentai television series. The action footage was used in Power Rangers Mystic Force and both shows had scenes simultaneously shot in New Zealand...
- Kai Sagano, fictional character in the anime and manga series Kizuna: Bonds of LoveKizuna: Bonds of Loveis a yaoi manga, authored by Kazuma Kodaka. Released in 1994 and ending with the release of the final volume in 2008, it was one of the first and most popular manga to feature a homosexual relationship....
- Kai ShidenKai Shidenwas one of the supporting characters in the classic anime TV series Mobile Suit Gundam.Kai's name is derived from the name of a World War II era Japanese fighter plane, the Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden-Kai.-History:...
, fictional character in the anime television series Mobile Suit GundamMobile Suit Gundamis a televised anime series, created by Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network on April 7, 1979, and lasted until January 26, 1980, spanning 43 episodes... - Bajoran Kai, fictional supreme religious figure of Bajor in Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
- King Kai, fictional gods in the manga Dragon Ball Z
- Ukiko Kai, fictional character in the comic book series KabukiKabuki (comics)Kabuki is a comic book series created by artist and writer David Mack, first published in 1994 by Caliber Press and later by Image Comics. It is a story of an assassin who struggles with her identity in near-future Japan. The most recent miniseries, Kabuki: The Alchemy, was published by Marvel...