The name “Yandere” is derived from various Japanese words and kanji combinations. It can come from the words 陽 (haru) meaning “mild, sun, male” or 遥 (haru) meaning “distant, distant”, combined with 斗 (to) referring to a Chinese constellation or 翔 (to) meaning “soar, fly”. Another possibility is the name 遥 (haruka) meaning “distant, remote”. Other kanji combinations such as 茜 (akane) meaning “deep red, dye from the rubia plant” or 華 (ka) meaning “flower” combined with 蓮 (ren) meaning “lotus, water lily” are also possible.
The name “Yandere” can also be formed using different kanji combinations. For example, it can come from 隼 (haya) meaning “falcon” (using a nanori reading) and 人 (to) meaning “person”. Another possibility is 葵 (aoi) meaning “hollyhock, althea” or an adjectival form of 碧 (ao) meaning “inexperienced, blue”. The name can have various other combinations of kanji as well.
From Japanese 花 (ka) meaning “flower, blossom” and 音 (non) meaning “sound”. Another possibility is that it comes from 春 (haru) meaning “spring” or 晴 (haru) meaning “clear weather” combined with 花 (ka) meaning “flower, blossom” or 香 (ka) meaning “fragrance”. It can also be formed using 美 (mi) meaning “beautiful” combined with 桜 (o) meaning “cherry blossom” or 緒 (o) meaning “thread”. Alternatively, it can come from 美 (mi) meaning “beautiful” or 実 (mi) meaning “fruit, good result, fact” combined with 優 (yu) meaning “excellence, superiority, gentleness” or 結 (yu) meaning “tie, bind” or 夕 (yu) meaning “night”.
