comfort woman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Calque from Japanese 慰(い)安(あん)婦(ふ) (ianfu).
Meanings
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(euphemistic, historical, idiomatic) A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces before or during World War II.
She carefully watches the efforts of Koreans who are suing Japan to get reparations for the comfort women. It was only in 1993 that Japan formally recognized its involvement in the forced prostitution.
1995 September 10, Jane H. Lii, “The Memories of a Comfort Woman”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| comfort women | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
sex slave · prostitute · comfort girl
Translations (17)
ar إِمْرَأَة مِتْعَة (forced prostitute) · ko 위안부 (forced prostitute) · ar نِسَاء مِتْعَة (forced prostitute) · ja 慰安婦 (forced prostitute) · ru же́нщина для комфо́рта (forced prostitute) · id wanita penghibur (forced prostitute) · de Trostfrau (forced prostitute) · es mujer de consuelo (forced prostitute) · eo komfortulino (forced prostitute) · fr femme de réconfort (forced prostitute) · nl troostmeisje (forced prostitute) · ro femeie de reconfortare (forced prostitute) · cmn 慰安婦 /慰安妇 (forced prostitute) · fi lohtunainen (forced prostitute) · pl kobieta do towarzystwa (forced prostitute) · pt mulher de conforto (forced prostitute) · ja 従軍慰安婦 (forced prostitute)