nisei
Ni·sei⌂
pl. ni′sei· or ni′seis·
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·seis A 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'.
