comfort woman
comfort woman · comfort women
женщина для комфорта
Trostfrau
A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation…A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces before or during World War II.
Meaning
1 senses(euphemistic, historical, idiomatic)A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces before or during World War II.
Trostfrau
же́нщина для комфо́ртаžénščina dlja komfórta
a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
forced prostitute:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
forced prostitute:
Origin
Calque from Japanese 慰(い)安(あん)婦(ふ) (ianfu).Calque from Japanese 慰(い)安(あん)婦(ふ) (ianfu).
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Forms
plural: comfort women| Singular | comfort woman |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II:ianfu
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular