Nisei
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈniseɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nisei is a noun meaning One whose parents were Japanese immigrants, especially to North or South America.
Meaning
One whose parents were Japanese immigrants, especially to North or South America.
Example Sentences
The Nisei, on the other hand, are more inclined to view the hyphenated Japanese Canadian identity with positive implications.
Decrypts fly out of a line printer on the other end and are taken off to another hut where American nisei, and some white men trained in Nipponese, translate them.
Born and brought tip mostly in South America, the United States (particularly Hawaii) and Canada, the nisei and sansei have Japanese features but often speak the language imperfectly, if at all.
Word Forms
- niseis
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nikkeijin, nikkei, kibei, gaikokujin, issei, nuyorican.
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