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Meaning of "sansei" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SANSEI

sansei  [ˈsænseɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SANSEI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sansei is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SANSEI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sansei

Sansei

Sansei is a Japanese language term used in parts of the world such as South America, North America and Australia to specify the children of children born to Japanese people in the new country. The Nisei are considered the second generation, grandchildren of the Japanese-born immigrants are called Sansei and the fourth generation Yonsei. The children of at least one Nisei parent are called Sansei The character and uniqueness of the Sansei is recognized in its social history.

Definition of sansei in the English dictionary

The definition of sansei in the dictionary is an American whose parents were Japanese immigrants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SANSEI


assay
əˈseɪ
assez
ˈæseɪ
bioassay
ˌbaɪəʊəˈseɪ
Colonsay
ˈkɒlənseɪ
essay
ˈɛseɪ
hearsay
ˈhɪəˌseɪ
immunoassay
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈæseɪ
madrasah
məˈdrɛseɪ
Mengzi
ˈmɛŋˈtseɪ
Nisei
ˈniːseɪ
Ourense
əʊˈrɛnseɪ
paise
ˈpaɪseɪ
pase
ˈpɑːseɪ
passee
pæˈseɪ
prese
ˈprɛseɪ
say
seɪ
sei
seɪ
sensei
ˈsɛnseɪ
sensi
ˈsɛnseɪ
unsay
ʌnˈseɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SANSEI

sans
sans serif
sans-culotte
sans-culottism
sans-culottist
Sans.
sansa
sansar
sansculotterie
sansculottic
sansculottides
sansculottish
sanserif
sansevieria
Sansk.
Sanskrit
Sanskritic
Sanskritist
Sanson-Flamsteed projection
sant

WORDS THAT END LIKE SANSEI

brei
Brunei
glutei
Hebei
Hefei
hexerei
Hubei
issei
Khamenei
lei
Lorelei
neinei
nuclei
Pei
Persei
rei
Shar Pei
Taipei
Whangarei
Yenisei

Synonyms and antonyms of sansei in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sansei» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SANSEI

Find out the translation of sansei to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sansei from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sansei» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

三生
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sansei
570 millions of speakers

English

sansei
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Sansei
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سنساي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сансеи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sansei
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sansei
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sansei
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sansei
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sansei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

三世
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

SANSEI
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sansei
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Sansei
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sansei
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सान्सी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sansei
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sansei
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sansei
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Санса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sansei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Sansei
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sansei
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Sansei
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sansei
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sansei

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SANSEI»

The term «sansei» is regularly used and occupies the 99.350 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of sansei
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «sansei».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SANSEI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sansei» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sansei» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sansei

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SANSEI»

Discover the use of sansei in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sansei and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nisei Sansei
In telling the story of the community's complex and dynamic relationship to the larger society, he highlights individuals who contributed to the struggles and debates that paved the way for the emergence of a distinct Japanese American ...
Jere Takahashi, 1997
2
The Canadian Sansei
As Tomoko Makabe discovered in her interviews with thirty-six men and twenty-eight women, the Sansei don't speak Japanese, they don't marry Japanese Canadians, and they're pretty much indifferent about being Japanese Canadian.
Tomoko Makabe, 1998
3
DK's Sushi Chronicles from Hawai'i: Recipes from Sansei ...
In this collection of favorite dishes from his celebrated restaurant, chef D.K. Kodama teaches readers how to recreate exquisite Asian fusion cuisine in their own kitchens.
Dave Kodama, 2003
4
Rezension zu David Mura's "Turning Japanese Memoirs of a Sansei"
In his book Turning Japanese.
Stephanie Wössner, 2009
5
Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sansei
Turning Japanese was a New York Times Notable Book and winner of an Oakland PEN Josephine Miles Book Award. This edition includes a new afterword by the author.
David Mura, 2007
6
The Economic Basis of Ethnic Solidarity: Small Business in ...
Those Sansei who were old enough to be included in our survey (eighteen years or older) were the children of the oldest sample Nisei. Only 4 percent of the Sansei males in our sample had parents from the two youngest Nisei cohorts, but 27 ...
Edna Bonacich, John Modell, 1980
7
Sansei
The Nisei are considered the second generation, grandchildren of the Japanese-born immigrants are called Sansei and the fourth generation Yonsei. The children of at least one Nisei parent are called Sansei
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
8
Kodomo No Tame Ni-For the Sake of the Children: The ...
Involved in questioning the Sansei's identity and social position in the Islands, Ono wrote a poem in "pidgin" English which expressed what he felt to be the psychological perspective of the Hawaiian Sansei. To those familiar with Sansei  ...
Dennis M. Ogawa, 1980
9
Terrain of Memory: A Japanese Canadian Memorial Project
This includes non-Japanese Canadian spouses of either the elders' children or the local sansei. In New Denver, these spouses are involved in the community through their Japanese Canadian partners. They have taken on supportive roles,  ...
Kirsten Emiko McAllister, 2011
10
Japanese American Celebration and Conflict: A History of ...
TABLE 5.1 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SANSEI INTEGRATION AND APPROVAL OF SOCIAL PROTEST Approval of Integration "Black Power" Race of Two Best Friends Favorable Unfavorable (%) (N = 65) (N = 357) SOURCES: Compiled by ...
Lon Kurashige, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SANSEI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sansei is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sansei Stories Writes Again at GVJCI
To address this situation, earlier this year, the GVJCI and The Bridge created Sansei Stories to encourage Sansei and younger writers to write stories based on ... «The Rafu Shimpo, Jul 15»
2
Wachowskis' 'Sense8' on Netflix is a stylish if still murky vision
He is potentially the sansei of "Sense8." cComments. I made it through all 12 episodes. It's not at all confusing. There are a few contrived sci fi rules that one ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
3
Hey, Sushi Lovers! Hawaii's Sansei Is Coming to Seattle
If you're a sushi lover who has been to Maui, Oahu or the Big Island, chances are you've stood in lines out the door at the highly heralded hot spot Sansei. «Jaunted, May 15»
4
Open & Shut: This week in restaurant openings and closings
The Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar. Hawaiian chef/restaurateur D.K. Kodama is opening his first restaurant outside of Hawaii - here in Seattle. Sansei ... «KOMO News, May 15»
5
Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar to Open in Seattle
Popular chef/restaurateur, D.K. Kodama is opening a Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar on the corner of Pine and 9th Streets in downtown Seattle. «Maui Now, May 15»
6
The Stories Continue
Sansei Stories participants who read/performed their works during the Second Sunday Jam Session on April 12 included (from left) Kei Sakita, Janet Mitsui ... «The Rafu Shimpo, May 15»
7
Hiroshi, Vino to close at Honolulu's Restaurant Row
"We've loved serving Honolulu from Restaurant Row, first with Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar and then with Hiroshi, Vino and Slurp!," restaurant ... «Pacific Business News, May 15»
8
Uyematsu Releases New Book of Poems
In “The Yellow Door,” Uyematsu writes from the perspective of the baby-boomer Sansei generation who knew their Issei immigrant grandparents, grew up when ... «The Rafu Shimpo, Apr 15»
9
Debut for Writers of Sansei Stories This Sunday
Writers of the Sansei Stories workshop. Top row, from left: Kei Sakita, Nick Nagatani, Debbie Mochidome, Kathryn Endo-Roberts, Yoshie Sakai, Beverly Toyama, ... «The Rafu Shimpo, Apr 15»
10
'Back in the Day' with Grateful Crane
“Back in the Day: The Sansei Show” was the theme of the Grateful Crane Ensemble's seventh annual fundraising dinner, held last Saturday at Nishi Hongwanji ... «The Rafu Shimpo, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sansei [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sansei>. May 2024 ».
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