二世
Chinese
two | life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime | ||
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simp. and trad. (二世) | 二 | 世 |
Pronunciation
Noun
二世
- second generation (e.g. of Chinese Americans)
- the second (of monarchs of the same name)
- 伊麗莎白二世/伊丽莎白二世 ― Yīlìshābái èrshì ― Elizabeth II
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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二 | 世 |
に Grade: 1 | せい Grade: 3 |
goon | kan’on |
Kanji in this term | |
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二 | 世 |
に Grade: 1 | せ Grade: 3 |
goon |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) にせ [níꜜsè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- (Tokyo) にせ [nìsé] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [ɲ̟ise̞]
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) にせー [níꜜsèè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɲ̟ise̞ː]
Noun
二世 • (nise)
- two existences, the present and the future
(alternative reading hiragana にせい, rōmaji nisei)
- second generation, foreigner of Japanese parentage
- junior
- the second (king of the same name)
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN