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    3. 慰安婦

    慰安婦

    慰い安あん婦ふ

    comfort woman

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab32 strokes

    いあんふ

    Noun

    1.
    comfort woman, prostitute who worked in military brothels, esp. one forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII
    historical termeuphemistic

    Stroke 0 / 32

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    慰
    なぐさ.める・なぐさ.む…(1)
    consolation・amusement・seduce・cheer・make sport of…(2)
    安
    やす.い・やす.まる・やす・やす.らか…(6)
    relax・cheap・low・quiet・rested…(2)
    婦
    よめ…(2)
    lady・woman・wife・bride
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