Noun
sansei (plural sanseis or sansei)
A grandchild of a Japanese immigrant to the Americas.
Coordinate terms: issei, nisei, yonsei
Aging The kanreki (還暦), a traditional, pre-modern Japanese rite of passage to old age at 60, was sometimes celebrated by the Issei and is now being celebrated by increasing numbers of Nisei and a few Sansei. Source: Internet
Issei are born in Japan, their children born in the new country are referred to as Nisei (second generation), and their grandchildren are Sansei (third generation). Source: Internet
The Japanese-American and Japanese-Canadian communities have themselves distinguished their members with terms like Issei, Nisei, and Sansei which describe the first, second and third generation of immigrants. Source: Internet
Unlike other Nikkei communities in the world, these Britons do not identify themselves in such generational terms as Issei, Nisei, or Sansei. Source: Internet
In Japanese counting, "one, two, three, four" is "ichi, ni, san, yon" see Japanese numerals The children of at least one nisei parent are called Sansei. Source: Internet
The Issei, Nisei and Sansei generations reflect distinctly different attitudes to authority, gender, non- Japanese involvement, religious belief and practice, and other matters. Source: Internet