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yonsei

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: Y AH1 N S EY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

The fourth generation or great-grandchildren of Japanese immigrants, particularly in North America and in Latin America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Japanese 四世 (よんせい (yonsei)), from 四 (yon-, “fourth”) + 世 (sei, “generation”).