Where does “nisei” come from?

nisei (English) comes from Japanese 二, from Middle Chinese 二 — two.

nisei (English): an American or Canadian whose parents were...

Definitions

  1. an American or Canadian whose parents were...

Ancestry of “nisei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese二two, 2; second; two
2Middle Chinese二two
Every word from Middle Chinese 二 →Every word from Japanese 二 →