ツンデレ

Japanese

Etymology

Blend of つんつん (tsuntsun, “morosely, aloofly, offputtingly”, adverb) +‎ でれでれ (deredere, “in a lovey-dovey or infatuated manner”, adverb).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ツンデレ [tsùńdéré] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨ̃ᵝnde̞ɾe̞]

Noun

ツンデレ • (tsundere) 

1. (chiefly Japanese fiction) tsundere: a cold, nitpicky character, usually a girl, who conceals (without complete success) a bashfulness in the presence of their crush

Descendants

• → English: tsundere
• → Korean: 츤데레 (cheundere)

See also

• ヤンデレ (yandere)
• ダンデレ (dandere)
• クーデレ (kūdere)