Etymology

nisei

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Today it means: a person born outside of Japan of parents who were born in Japan Full definition →

Japanese 二世
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nisei · noun1

Borrowed from Japanese 二世 (にせい, nisei), from 二 (ni-, “second”) + 世 (sei, “generation”).

Nisei · noun2

  1. Japanese · borrowed from二世“second generation”
  2. English todayNisei

Borrowed from Japanese 二世 (“second generation”).

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