different between kuudere vs tsundere

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ???? (k?dere), a portmanteau of ??? (k?ru, “calm”), from English cool, and ???? (dere-dere, “to become lovey-dovey, infatuated, lovestruck”).

Noun

kuudere (plural kuuderes)

1. (manga) A character archetype considered cold hearted and indifferent, but not showing their true colors.

Related terms

• yandere
• tsundere
• dandere

References

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ???? (tsundere), from ???? (tsun-tsun, “to turn away in disgust”) + ???? (dere-dere, “to become lovey-dovey”).

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: tso?on'd?r-?; IPA^(key): /?tsun.d??.e?/

Noun

tsundere (plural tsundere)

1. (chiefly Japanese fiction) A cold, nitpicky character, usually a girl, who normally assumes a haughty air but is bashful and elicits feelings of moe when in the presence of someone the character likes.
   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:tsundere.

Related terms

• yandere
• dandere
• kuudere

Translations

Adjective

tsundere (comparative more tsundere, superlative most tsundere)

1. Showing qualities typical of a tsundere.

References

• Tsundere ???? at Japanese With Anime

Anagrams

• dentures, detuners, endurest, sederunt, underset, unrested