Where does “sansei” come from?
sansei (English) comes from Japanese 三世, from Middle Chinese 三世.
sansei (English): A US- or Canadian-born grandchild of a Japanese...
Definitions
- A US- or Canadian-born grandchild of a Japanese...
Ancestry of “sansei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 三世 | the "three lives", namely 前世 , 現世 and 来世 /後世;... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 三世 | — |