nisei
Ni·seinoun
pl. ni′sei· or ni′seis·[alsoN-] a native U.S. or Canadian citizen born of immigrant Japanese parents and educated in America
Origin of nisei
Jpn, literally , second generationNisei
noun
pl. Nisei, or Ni·seisA person born to parents who emigrated from Japan.
Origin of Nisei
Japanese ni two, second ( from Early Middle Chinese &jnlig;ih ) ( also the source of Mandarin èr ) sei generation ( from Middle Chinese &shookr;aj` ) ( also the source of Mandarin shì ) ( (the Middle Chinese form ultimately being from Proto-Sino-Tibetan lap leaf, in reference to the renewal of foliage with each year) )nisei
Origin
Japanese 二世 (ã«ã›ã„, nisei), from 二 (ni-) "˜second' + 世 (sei) "˜generation'.
