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Quotation Heartsмилашка.
(Cutie.)
Quotation Hearts R
Alisa Kujou to Masachika Kuze, from Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san

"Roshidere" (JP) is a term for a character who only acts deredere towards their love interest when they are speaking Russian in order to hide their true feelings of affection. When they are speaking a shared language they will act indifferent towards their love interest, but will do things like call them a cutie or compliment them in Russian while fawning over them.

Etymology

Meaning of the Term

Roshidere (ロシデレ) is a combination of "Roshia-go" (ロシア語), meaning "Russian language", and "deredere" (デレデレ), a mimetic word for "being lovestruck".

Origin

The term originates from the 2021 light novel series Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (JP), which is officially abbreviated as Roshidere.[1][2]

History

The first instance of the roshidere archetype is seen in the light novel series Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (JP), where the main protagonist Alisa Kujou would speak in Russian whenever she was feeling affectionate to hide her true feelings from her Japanese classmates. However, unbeknownst to her, her love interest Masachika Kuze could understand Russian all along and just played along with it.

Personality

Roshidere is a term for a character who is only lovey-dovey when they are speaking Russian in order to hide their true feelings.

While speaking Japanese (or any other shared language), roshidere will act indifferent towards their love interest. They will pretend they have no interest in them romantically while secretly wanting to be in a relationship with them. So they don't have to hold their feelings in, while at the same time not wanting to let them be known, they will simply say them out loud in Russian instead so that nobody can understand what they are saying. They will stare at their love interest and call them a cutie in Russian, or compliment something they did in Russian.

Differences From Other Archetypes

Roshidere are similar to tsundere in that they both try to hide their true feelings, but the difference is that tsundere will hide their feelings through a cold and stuck-up attitude, while roshidere disguise their true feelings by speaking another language.

Similar Japanese Archetypes

  • Tsundere: A term for characters who can't be honest with their feelings of love towards their love interest so they act distant, standoffish, and stuck-up to conceal them.

List of Characters

See Roshidere/Japanese Characters to see characters from Japanese media.
See Roshidere/Non-Japanese Characters to see characters from non-Japanese media.

Gallery

References

veJapanese Archetypes
Standalone

Burikko ♥︎ Charao ♥︎ Chuunibyou Dojikko Donkan Gag Character Genkikko Hanahaki Disease Hetare Hikikomori Idol Ijimekko Ikemen Kaiju Kuishinbou Kyouai Mahou Shoujo Megane Meganekko Menhera (Fashion) Miko Moe Otaku Sentou Kyou Siscon Sukebe Tennen S Yamato Nadeshiko

Androgynous

Bishounen Bokukko Dansou no Reijin Futanari Ikemen Joshi Josou Danshi Nantaika Nekama Nyotaika Okama Orekko Otenba Musume Otoko Masari Otokonoko

Criminal

Sukeban Yakuza Yankii

Dere

Bakadere Biridere Bokodere Butsudere Dandere Darudere Deredere Dorodere Erodere Gandere Goudere Gundere Hajidere Himedere Hinedere Kamidere Kichidere Kiridere Kuudere M Dere Nyandere Onidere Rindere Roshidere S Dere Shindere Shundere Tsundere (Deretsun Tsun-Aho Tsun-Ama Tsunbaka Tsundora Tsunneko Tsun-Pure Tsunpuri Tsunshun Tsuntere) Tsuyodere Undere Usodere Utsudere Uzadere Wandere Yandere (Yanderu) Yandere (Yankii) Yoidere Zondere

Gire

Buchigire Majigire Tsungire Yangire

Hybrid

Juujin Kemono Kemonomimi Mecha Monster Danshi Monster Musume

Other

Western Unofficial

veDere Types
Japanese Standard

Bakadere Biridere Bokodere Butsudere Dandere Darudere Deredere Dorodere Erodere Gandere Goudere Gundere Hajidere Himedere Hinedere Kamidere Kichidere Kiridere Kuudere M Dere Nyandere Onidere Rindere Roshidere S Dere Shindere Shundere Tsundere Tsuyodere Undere Usodere Utsudere Uzadere Wandere Yandere (Yanderu) Yandere (Yankii) Yoidere Zondere

Variations

Deretsun Tsun-Aho Tsun-Ama Tsunbaka Tsundora Tsunneko Tsun-Pure Tsunpuri Tsunshun Tsuntere

Western Standard

Bocchandere Byoukidere Kanedere Kekkondere Nemuidere Oujidere Oujodere Smugdere Teasedere Thugdere

Variations

Ahodere (Western) Kamidere (Western) Kidere Mayadere (Western) Megadere (Western)

Other

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