Kairi is one of the original main characters appearing in Kingdom Hearts. She is the original persona of Naminé. Kairi was born in Radiant Garden and currently lives on Destiny Islands along with her two best friends, Sora and Riku. Kairi's name is derived from the Japanese word for "sea" (海, Kai?), though her full name is homophonous with the word for "nautical mile" (海里, Kairi?). In Kingdom Hearts III, Kairi has a pink and black dress, black ruffles on one side of her skirt and plaid on the other, with thick belted boots. Kairi also has a strong connection with King Mickey's dog, Pluto. They met on Destiny Islands, and she followed him through the dark corridors. Pluto is like her protector as well. He even lovingly went to comfort her at the Organization's dungeon, with her responding nicely by petting him.