二世

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Chinese

two
life; age; generation
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
 
simp. and trad.
(二世) 		二 世

Pronunciation

Noun

二世

  1. second generation (e.g. of Chinese Americans)
  2. the second (of monarchs of the same name)
    伊麗莎白二世／伊丽莎白二世  ―  Yīlìshābái èrshì  ―  Elizabeth II

Coordinate terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (二世):
  • → Korean: 이세(二世) (ise)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
二 世
に
Grade: 1 		せい
Grade: 3
goon kan'on
Kanji in this term
二 世
に
Grade: 1 		せ
Grade: 3
goon

Pronunciation

Noun

二(に)世(せ) • (nise) 

  1. two existences, the present and the future
  2. the secondary relationship between spouses, in contrast with 一世 (isse, primary relationship between parents and children) and 三世 (sanze, tertiary relationship between master and servant)

(alternative reading hiragana にせい, rōmaji nisei)

  1. second generation, foreigner of Japanese parentage
  2. junior
  3. the second (ruler of the same name)

Coordinate terms

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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