yandere
/ˈjɑːndɛɹeɪ/
yandere noun: a character, usually a girl, who has an obsessive and possessive side regarding their crush, ready to use violent (if not murderous) means to maintain an exclusive bond.
Noun
yandere (plural yanderes or yandere)
- A character, usually a girl, who has an obsessive and possessive side regarding their crush, ready to use violent (if not murderous) means to maintain an exclusive bond.
- And it finally answered the question as to whether Senjougahara is tsundere or yandere.2009 October 4, sanjian [username], “Re: Bakemonogatari - comments on the end of the TV broadcast”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet)
- Looking at anime charts, there's always the harem series with the dense hero and a bunch of girls whose personalities are pulled out of a set cast of tropes (the Childhood Friend, Tsundere, Yandere, and Lolita, for instance).2012, Jazmine Brusola, Rabble Rousers: A Fate/Zero Anime Review, Flyleaf (Ateneo Literary Association), archived from the original on 05 Mar 2023, page 14
yandere meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Indonesian
yandere in Hindi
- Translations
- यन्देरे yandere
yandere in Arabic
- Translations
- يَانْدِرِي yāndirī
yandere in Indonesian
- Translations
- yandere
Forms of yandere
| plural | yanderes |
|---|---|
| plural | yandere |
Origin of yandere
Borrowed from Japanese ヤンデレ (yandere), a portmanteau of 病んでる (yanderu), contraction of 病んでいる (yande iru), progressive tense of 病む (yamu, “to be sick”), and デレデレ (dere-dere, “in a lovey-dovey, infatuated, or lovestruck manner”, adverb). Developed on the model of tsundere (“being cold and even hostile towards another person before gradually showing a warm and caring side over time”).
Questions about yandere
- What does yandere mean?
- Yandere means a character, usually a girl, who has an obsessive and possessive side regarding their crush, ready to use violent (if not murderous) means to maintain an exclusive bond.
- What is yandere in Hindi?
- Yandere in Hindi is यन्देरे (yandere). See Yandere meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is yandere?
- Yandere is a noun.
- How do you pronounce yandere?
- Yandere is pronounced /ˈjɑːndɛɹeɪ/.
- What is the plural of yandere?
- The plural of yandere is yanderes.
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