二世

にせい

Also written ２世

Meanings

1. Noun nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); person of Japanese parentage with non-Japanese citizenship
2. Noun, Noun suffix, Noun prefix the second (e.g. Edward II)
3. Noun son

Kanji

• 二 two. Read as ニ.
• 世 generation. Read as セイ.

Words containing 二世

• 二世議員 (にせいぎいん) second-generation Diet member
• 移民二世 (いみんにせい) second-generation immigrant
• 準二世 (じゅんにせい) quasi-nisei (Japanese-born person who moved abroad when young)

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