- sansei
- san·sei
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sansei
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Sansei — (, third generation) is a Japanese language term used in countries in North America, South America and Australia to specify the children of children born to Japanese people in the new country. The Nisei are considered the second generation; and… … Wikipedia
sansei — adj. 2 g. s. 2 g. [Brasil] Que ou quem é neto de emigrantes japoneses e nasceu no fora do Japão. ‣ Etimologia: japonês sansei, de san, terceira + sei, geração … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
sansei — ☆ sansei [sän′sā΄ ] n. pl. sansei or sanseis [Jpn < SinoJpn san, three + sei, generation] [also S ] a native U.S. or Canadian citizen whose grandparents were Japanese immigrants: cf. ISSEI, KIBEI, NISEI … English World dictionary
sansei — American born of nisei parents; third generation Japanese American, 1945, from Japanese san three, third + sei generation … Etymology dictionary
Sansei — Termes désignant les émigrés japonais On trouve différents termes désignant les émigrés japonais selon les pays. Au Japon : Nikkeijin (日系人, Nikkeijin? littéralement « personnes d origine japonaise ») désigne de façon générale les… … Wikipédia en Français
sansei — noun (plural sansei) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Japanese san third + sei generation Date: 1940 a son or daughter of nisei parents who is born and educated in America and especially in the United States … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sansei — /sahn say, sahn say /, n. a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada. Also, sansei. Cf. Issei, Kibei, Nisei. [1940 45; < Japn: third generation, earlier san sei < MChin, equiv to Chin san three + sheng birth] * * * … Universalium
sansei — (ˈ)sän|sā noun (plural sansei also sanseis) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Japanese san third + sei generation : a son or daughter of nisei or kibei parents who is born and educated in America and especially in the United States … Useful english dictionary
Sansei Yamao — (1938 28 August 2001) – Japanese poet. [http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110004674802/en/ 事実> としての宗教性の恢復へ : 山尾三省と交響するものがたり ( A return to nature : The life history of Mr. Sansei YAMAO )] , International cultural studies , Vol. 10 (2004 12 25), pp. 195 220 … Wikipedia
sansei — noun A US born grandchild of a Japanese immigrant to America … Wiktionary
sansei — (Japanese third generation) grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the United States; (see ivvei, kibei, nisei) … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
