二世

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Chinese

two
life; age; generation
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
 
simp. and trad.
(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

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 3
goon kan'on
Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: 3
goon

Pronunciation

Noun

()() (nise

  1. two existences, the present and the future

(alternative reading hiragana にせい, rōmaji nisei)

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

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