二世

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にせ [níꜜsè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• (Tokyo) にせ [nìsé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ise̞]

• (Tokyo) にせー [níꜜsèè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ise̞ː]

Noun

二(に)世(せ) • (nise) 

1. two existences, the present and the future
2. the secondary relationship between spouses, in contrast with 一世 (isse, primary relationship between parents and children) and 三世 (sanze, tertiary relationship between master and servant)

(alternative reading hiragana にせい, rōmaji nisei)

1. second generation, foreigner of Japanese parentage
2. junior
3. the second (ruler of the same name)

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