comfort woman
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comfort woman
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Calque from Japanese 慰(い)安(あん)婦(ふ) (ianfu).
noun comfort women
- 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.
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noun forced prostitute
| Español | mujer de consuelo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 위안부 wianbu |
| 日本語 | 慰安婦 ianfu, 従軍慰安婦 jūgun'ianfu |
| 中文 | 慰安婦 /慰安妇 wèi'ānfù |
| Português | mulher de conforto |
| Français | femme de réconfort |
| Deutsch | Trostfrau |
| Română | femeie de reconfortare |
| Русский | же́нщина для комфо́рта žénščina dlja komfórta |
| العربية | إِمْرَأَة مِتْعَة, نِسَاء مِتْعَة nisāʔ mitʕa |
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title = {comfort woman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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