"issei" meaning in English

See issei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: isseis [plural], issei [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 一世 (issei). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|一世|tr=issei}} Japanese 一世 (issei) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|issei}} issei (plural isseis or issei)
  1. A member of the first generation of Japanese immigrants to North America, South America, or Australia.
    Sense id: en-issei-en-noun-vE8r8c-O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "1": "en",
        "2": "ja",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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        },
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A member of the first generation of Japanese immigrants to North America, South America, or Australia."
      ],
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        ],
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          "North America",
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        ],
        [
          "South America",
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        ],
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          "Australia",
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        ]
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    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Japanese 一世 (issei).",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "issei",
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        "plural"
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    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English indeclinable nouns",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English nouns with irregular plurals",
        "English terms borrowed from Japanese",
        "English terms derived from Japanese",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
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          "South America",
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        ],
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          "Australia",
          "Australia"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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