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Sansei
or
san·sei
[
sahn
-sey, sahn-
sey
]
SHOW IPA
/ ˈsɑn seɪ, sɑnˈseɪ /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
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Issei
,
Kibei
,
Nisei
.
Origin of Sansei
1940–45; < Japanese: third generation, earlier
san-seĩ
< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese
sān
three + ·
shēng
birth