Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

issei

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
is-sei
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the first generation of Japanese immigrants to North America, South America, or Australia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 一世 (issei).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

isseis (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

nisei sansei yonsei

Questions

What does issei mean?
A member of the first generation of Japanese immigrants to North America, South America, or Australia.
Where does issei come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce issei

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