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    3. 二世

    二世

    二に世せい

    nisei

    KMT4News #8+1Family & RelationshipsKanji Vocab7 strokes

    2世

    にせい

    Noun

    1.
    nisei, second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.), person of Japanese parentage with non-Japanese citizenship

    Noun, Suffix, Prefix

    2.
    the second (e.g. Edward II)

    Noun

    3.
    son
    colloquial

    Stroke 0 / 7

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは日にっ系けい二に世せいです。

    He is a second-generation Japanese-American.

    KMT3Family & RelationshipsCulture & Traditions
    多おおくの日にっ系けい二に世せいが、両りょう親しんの文ぶん化かと新あたらしい国くにの文ぶん化かの間あいだで育そだちました。

    Many second-generation Japanese grew up between their parents' culture and the culture of their new country.

    KMT4Family & RelationshipsCulture & Traditions
    彼かれは有ゆう名めいな俳はい優ゆうの二に世せいとして、幼おさない頃ころから注ちゅう目もくされていました。

    As the son of a famous actor, he was noticed from a young age.

    KMT5Family & RelationshipsMusic & Entertainment
    移い民みんの二に世せいは、親おやの世せ代だいとは異ことなる価か値ち観かんを持もつことがあります。

    Second-generation immigrants sometimes have different values than their parents' generation.

    KMT5Family & RelationshipsCulture & Traditions
    エリザベス二に世せい女じょ王おうは、イギリスの歴れき史し上じょう最もっとも長ながく在ざい位いした君くん主しゅです。

    Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in British history.

    KMT6HistoryPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    二
    ふた・ふた.つ・ふたたび…(11)
    two・two radical (no. 7)
    世
    よ…(6)
    generation・world・society・public
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