nisei
Portuguese, noun/niˈsej/
nisei is spelled N-I-S-E-I (5 letters). Nisei is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “nisei (one whose parents are Japanese)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “variante ortográfica de nissei”.
What does nisei mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculinenisei (one whose parents are Japanese)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. variante ortográfica de nissei
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nisei
- niseis plural
- nissei alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nisei?
- Brazil /niˈsej/
- Brazil [niˈseɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.