yonsei

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

  • Japanese 四世 (よんせい, yonsei), from 四 (yon-) ‘fourth’ + 世 (sei) ‘generation’.

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