Word Meaning 二世

にせい nisei

二世 is read as にせい (nisei) and means son.

Meaning

English

  1. son
  2. the second (e.g. Edward II)
  3. nisei
  4. second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.)
  5. person of Japanese parentage with non-Japanese citizenship

Reading

Kana

にせい

Romaji

nisei

Writing Variants

  • 2世 にせい nisei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Synonyms ジュニア,長男,長男坊 Rank 11724 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

二番出世

にばんしゅっせ

newly recruited wrestlers in the second round of presentation after mae-zumo

二十世紀

にじっせいき

twentieth century

二世の契り

にせのちぎり

marriage vows

二世議員

にせいぎいん

second-generation Diet member

二世の固め

にせのかため

marriage vows

移民二世

いみんにせい

second-generation immigrant

準二世

じゅんにせい

quasi-nisei (Japanese-born person who moved abroad when young)

第二次世界大戦

だいにじせかいたいせん

Second World War (1939-1945)

第二世界

だいにせかい

Second World

二重

ふたえ

diplo-

二言

にげん

repeating oneself

二度

にど

two degrees

Example Sentences

1

It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the Earth.