Where does “Nisei” come from?

Nisei comes from Japanese 二世, a compound of 二 (ni, "two") and 世 (sei, "generation"), literally meaning "second generation" and referring to children of Japanese immigrants.

Nisei (English): a person born outside of Japan of parents who...

Definitions

a person born outside of Japan of parents who...

Ancestry of “Nisei”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	二世	two existences, the present and the future;...
2	Japanese	二	two, 2; second; two
3	Middle Chinese	二	two

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