従軍慰安婦

Japanese

Kanji in this term
従	軍	慰	安	婦
じゅう Grade: 6	ぐん Grade: 4	い Grade: S	あん Grade: 3	ふ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
從軍慰安婦 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 従(じゅう)軍(ぐん) (jūgun, “military campaign”) + 慰(い)安(あん)婦(ふ) (ianfu, “comfort woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝːɡɯ̟̃ᵝɰ̃iã̠ɰ̃ɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

従(じゅう)軍(ぐん)慰(い)安(あん)婦(ふ) • (jūgun'ianfu) 

1. (historical) comfort woman in the context of a military campaign