nisei
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== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Japanese 二世 (にせい, nisei), from 二 (ni-, “second”) + 世 (sei, “generation”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈniseɪ/
=== Noun ===
nisei (plural niseis or nisei)
One whose parents were Japanese immigrants, especially to North or South America.
Coordinate terms: issei, sansei, yonsei
== Japanese ==
=== Romanization ===
nisei
Rōmaji transcription of にせい
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
nissei
=== Etymology ===
From Japanese 二世 (にせい, nisei), from 二 (ni-, “second”) + 世 (sei, “generation”).
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
nisei m or f by sense (plural niseis)
(Brazil) nisei (one whose parents are Japanese)
=== Further reading ===
“nisei”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“nisei”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
“nissei”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026