tsundere

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese ツンデレ (tsundere), from つんつん (tsun-tsun, “in a cross, aloof, or standoffish manner”, adverb) + でれでれ (dere-dere, “in a lovey-dovey, infatuated, or lovestruck manner”, adverb). === Pronunciation === (US) enPR: tso͞on'dər-ā; IPA(key): /ˈ(t)sun.dəɹ.eɪ/ === Noun === tsundere (plural tsundere or tsunderes) (chiefly Japanese fiction) A fictional character who fits the archetype of being cold or even hostile towards another person before gradually showing a warm and caring side. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:tsundere. ==== Related terms ==== dandere, kuudere, yandere, deredere, himedere ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === tsundere (comparative more tsundere, superlative most tsundere) Showing qualities typical of a tsundere. === References === Tsundere ツンデレ at Japanese With Anime === Anagrams === dentures, detuners, endurest, sederunt, underset, unrested == Japanese == === Romanization === tsundere Rōmaji transcription of ツンデレ