"二世" meaning in Japanese

See 二世 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɲ̟ise̞], [ɲ̟ise̞ː] Forms: 二世 [canonical] (ruby: (), ()), nise [romanization], にせい [alternative, hiragana], nisei [Rōmaji, alternative, hiragana]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|にせ}} 二(に)世(せ) • (nise)
  1. two existences, the present and the future
    Sense id: en-二世-ja-noun-94e7nviV Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Two Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 10 32 27 5 7 2 Disambiguation of Two: 65 26 3 3 3
  2. the secondary relationship between spouses, in contrast with 一世 (isse, primary relationship between parents and children) and 三世 (sanze, tertiary relationship between master and servant)
    Sense id: en-二世-ja-noun-kUnc45sU Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 10 32 27 5 7 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 13 22 35 3 5 1
  3. second generation, foreigner of Japanese parentage
    Sense id: en-二世-ja-noun-00z2eZJp Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese words with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 10 20 61 7 1 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 5 12 72 9 1 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 5 13 72 8 1 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 2 4 88 5 1 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 12 25 55 5 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 12 25 55 5 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 5 14 71 8 1 Disambiguation of Japanese words with multiple readings: 6 13 75 5 1
  4. junior
    Sense id: en-二世-ja-noun-j92IDwl8
  5. the second (ruler of the same name)
    Sense id: en-二世-ja-noun-84kqINRR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: 一世 (issei), 一世 (isse), 三世 (sansei), 三世 (sanze)
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "sansei",
      "word": "三世"
    },
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    }
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          "二",
          "に"
        ],
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          "世",
          "せ"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "other": "にせ"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɲ̟ise̞]"
    },
    {
      "other": "にせー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɲ̟ise̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "二世"
}
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    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
    "Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese words with multiple readings",
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      "word": "一世"
    },
    {
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      "word": "一世"
    },
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        }
      ],
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    }
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          "二",
          "に"
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        [
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          "せ"
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      "head_nr": 1,
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    {
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        "alternative",
        "hiragana"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "nisei",
      "head_nr": 2,
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        "alternative",
        "hiragana"
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "two existences, the present and the future"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
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          "existence"
        ]
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    },
    {
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        "the secondary relationship between spouses, in contrast with 一世 (isse, primary relationship between parents and children) and 三世 (sanze, tertiary relationship between master and servant)"
      ],
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          "一世#Japanese"
        ],
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      ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
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      "other": "にせ"
    },
    {
      "other": "にせ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɲ̟ise̞]"
    },
    {
      "other": "にせー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɲ̟ise̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "二世"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 二世 meaning in Japanese (2.5kB)

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