issei

is sei |ˈē (s )ˌsā ˈiseɪ | ▶noun ( pl. same ) a Japanese immigrant to North America. Compare with nisei and sansei. ORIGIN Japanese, literally ‘first generation. ’

issei

issei |ˈiːseɪ | ▶noun ( pl. same ) N. Amer. a Japanese immigrant to North America. Compare with nisei and sansei. ORIGIN Japanese, literally ‘generation ’.

Issei

Is sei /ìːséɪ, -́- /〖＜日本 〗名詞 複 ～, ～s C ｟米 ｠〖時にi -〗一世 〘米国 カナダへ移住した日本人; →Nisei , Sansei 〙; (米国へ移住した )日本人の総称 .