Word Meaning 二世

にせい nisei

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

Meaning

English

son
the second (e.g. Edward II)
nisei
second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.)
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 11477 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

にじゅう

diplo-

二言

にごん

repeating oneself

二度

にど

two degrees