<i>Nisei</i>

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Nisei

<p><span><i lang="ja-Latn"><b>Nisei</b></i></span><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span><span>二世</span></span>, "second generation")</span> is a <a href="/en/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language" class="wl">Japanese-language</a> term used in countries in <a href="/en/North_America" title="North America" class="wl">North America</a> and <a href="/en/South_America" title="South America" class="wl">South America</a> to specify the <a href="/en/Japanese_people" title="Japanese people" class="wl">ethnically Japanese</a> children born in the new country to <a href="/en/Japan" title="Japan" class="wl">Japanese</a>-born immigrants (who are called <span><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/en/Issei" title="Issei" class="wl">Issei</a></i></span>). The <span><i lang="ja-Latn">Nisei</i></span> are considered the <a href="/en/Second_generation_immigrant" title="Second generation immigrant" class="mw-redirect wl">second generation</a>, and the grandchildren of the Japanese-born immigrants are called <span><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/en/Sansei" title="Sansei" class="wl">Sansei</a></i></span>, or third generation. (<span><i lang="ja-Latn">Ichi, ni, san</i></span> are Japanese for "one, two, three"; <i>see</i> <a href="/en/Japanese_numerals" title="Japanese numerals" class="wl">Japanese numerals</a>.)</p>

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Nisei is a Japanese-language term used in countries in North America and South America to specify the ethnically Japanese children born in the new country to Japanese-born immigrants . The Nisei are considered the second generation, and the grandchildren of the Japanese-born immigrants are called Sansei, or third generation.  