nisei

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Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
6
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈniseɪ/

Definition of nisei

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. a person born outside of Japan of parents who were born in Japan
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noun

  1. a person born outside of Japan of parents who were born in Japan
  2. One whose parents were Japanese immigrants, especially to North or South America.
    “Born and brought tip mostly in South America, the United States (particularly Hawaii) and Canada, the nisei and sansei have Japanese features but often speak the language imperfectly, if at all.”
    “The Nisei, on the other hand, are more inclined to view the hyphenated Japanese Canadian identity with positive implications.”
    “Decrypts fly out of a line printer on the other end and are taken off to another hut where American nisei, and some white men trained in Nipponese, translate them.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 二世 (“second generation”).

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2-letter words

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