Dictionary

tsundere en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• tso͞on'dər-ā (US)
• /ˈ(t)sun.dəɹ.eɪ/ (US)

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).

Meanings

1. Showing qualities typical of a tsundere.
   • Ah, the cactus. / Truly the most tsundere of plants. 2015 September 15, Toby Fox, Undertale, Linux, Microsoft Windows, OS X:

Forms

tsundere en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• tso͞on'dər-ā (US)
• /ˈ(t)sun.dəɹ.eɪ/ (US)

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).

Meanings

1. (Internet, Japanese) A fictional character who fits the archetype of being cold or even hostile towards another person before gradually showing a warm and caring side.
   • Despite his apparent power, the boy behaves with uncharacteristic meekness toward the formidable tsundere Misato Tachibana, whose grotesquely distorted romantic feelings for Koujirou almost invariably result in her shooting him all over the school with heavy weaponry (which seems to spring out of nowhere). 2012, Dani Cavallaro, Kyoto Animation: A Critical Study and Filmography, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 157:
   • Even Kaname's rude and overbearing tsundere personality is explained by her having gone to school in the United States where she was socialized to just bluntly say what she thought. 2010 August 14, David Johnston, “Full Metal Panic: One Night Stand”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):
   • I usually draw very peaceful, happy manga, so it has been a real challenge for me to illustrate the vice president's death glare and Ri-chan's subtle tsundere attitude. 2008, Kio Shimoku, Kujibiki Unbalance 1, Del Rey/Ballantine Books, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

Forms

Relateds

deredere · yandere · himedere · kuudere · dandere

Translations (16)

hi त्सुन्देरे (character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side) · th ซึนเดเระ (character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side) · ja ツンデレ (character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side) · fr tsundere (character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side) · id stecu (character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side) · hi त्सुंदेरे (character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side) · ar تْسُونْدِرِي (character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side) · ko 츤데레 (character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side) · it tsundere (character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side) · de Tsundere (character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side) · id setelan cuek (character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side) · ru цу́ндэрэ (character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side) · cmn 傲嬌 /傲娇 (character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side) · id tsundere (character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side) · uk цу́ндере (character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side) · hu cundere (character who fits the archetype of being cold or hostile before gradually showing a warm and caring side)