慰安妇

Traditional: 慰安婦

wèi ān fù

Dictionary entry

comfort woman (woman or girl forced into sex slavery by the Japanese military 1937-1945) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 慰安婦 "ianfu")

What does 慰安妇 mean?

慰安妇 (wèi ān fù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1comfort woman (woman or girl forced into sex slavery by the Japanese military 1937-1945) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 慰安婦 "ianfu")

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慰wèito comfort · to console 安Ānsurname An 妇fùwoman

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慰安妇

wèi ān fù

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