Focusing on one person
Thinking constantly about a loved one or putting their needs before personal plans. Devotion is portrayed as so intense that everything else fades into the background.
Yandere Test - Are You A Yandere? Quiz
"Yandere" is a term combining "yanderu" (meaning "mentally ill" or "sick") and "dere" (meaning "lovey-dovey"), describing someone whose intense love turns into obsessive attachment—and sometimes even violent behavior. Take this 20-question, 2-minute quiz to find out your level of yandere!
What this test tells you
How do your feelings for someone show up? This entertainment quiz looks at everyday emotions and relationship habits to give you a yandere level.
Answer 20 questions
Choose the answers that best reflect your usual feelings and behavior.
See your yandere level
Get a score and one of five levels based on your answers.
Read your description
Explore what your result says about affection
Your result is a guide within this quiz. It does not diagnose a mental health condition or predict whether you will act dangerously.
What does yandere mean?
Yandere combines the Japanese words for being unwell and being affectionate. Used for characters in anime, manga, and other fiction, it describes affection intertwined with intense attachment, jealousy, or possessiveness.
Tenderness and devotion can coexist with an intense fear of losing someone. That contrast creates tension in a story. Portrayals vary between works; yandere is not one fixed personality category.
Affection
Wanting to be together and care for someone
Obsessive attachment
Wanting their attention exclusively and fearing separation
Common yandere traits in fiction
A recurring theme is affection mixed with anxiety that leaves too little room for the other person. These examples explain the concept; they are not separate scores in this quiz.
Seeking reassurance
An unanswered message or a small change in tone can feel significant. Worry about rejection leads the character to seek repeated confirmation of affection.
Wanting exclusive attention
Other friendships can spark jealousy. This may be portrayed through attempts to monitor or restrict the loved one's social life and activities.
Strong emotional shifts
Joy when affection is returned can contrast with sadness or anger when things go differently. Stories may emphasize these emotional extremes.
Feeling jealous or lonely does not automatically make someone yandere. An emotion and the way a person acts on it are different things.
Five possible yandere levels
Your result includes a yandere score (%), a level name, and a description of your tendencies. The number does not measure how deeply you love someone or your worth as a person.
Quite Low Yandere Level
A tendency to value personal time and the other person's freedom.
Slightly Low Yandere Level
A tendency toward calm personal boundaries, with less dependence or possessiveness.
Average Yandere Level
A tendency to balance affection with personal space.
Slightly High Yandere Level
A tendency for jealousy, possessiveness, or anxiety to surface as feelings grow stronger.
Significantly High Yandere Level
A tendency toward stronger attachment, possessiveness, and a desire for reassurance.
How similar terms differ
The key differences are how affection is expressed and what the feelings focus on. These are informal labels rather than precise psychological categories, and meanings vary by speaker and story.
Yandere
Affection mixed with obsessionFear of losing a loved one is portrayed through jealousy or possessiveness.
Tsundere
A contrast between coldness and affectionAn aloof or prickly manner gives way to moments of warmth or tenderness.
Kuudere
Affection beneath a cool exteriorA character who rarely shows emotion reveals a softer side to someone they trust.
Menhera
Slang referring to emotional difficultiesThis term can refer broadly to emotional instability rather than attachment to one romantic partner. It can be hurtful when used to label other people.
Enjoy fiction without labeling real people
In a story, the contrast between tenderness and danger can make a character memorable. In real life, monitoring someone or restricting their friendships cannot be justified as proof of deep love.
Use this quiz as a chance to reflect on how you express your feelings. A high score does not define you, and a low score does not mean you lack affection. Read the description with that distinction in mind.
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