"sansei" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sanseis [plural], sansei [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 三世 (“three generations”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|三世|t=three generations}} Japanese 三世 (“three generations”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|sansei}} sansei (plural sanseis or sansei)
  1. A grandchild of a Japanese immigrant to the Americas.
    Sense id: en-sansei-en-noun-RDkvJ~8X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Romanization [Japanese]

Head templates: {{head|ja|romanization|head=|sc=Latn}} sansei
  1. Rōmaji transcription of さんせい Tags: Rōmaji, alt-of, romanization Alternative form of: さんせい

Inflected forms

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