Etymology

issei

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Today it means: A member of the first generation of Japanese immigrants to North America, South America, or Australia. Full definition →

Japanese 一世
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from一世
  2. English todayissei

Borrowed from Japanese 一世 (issei).

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