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慰安妇

wèi ān fù

3-character word Traditional 慰安婦

What 慰安妇 means

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

The characters in 慰安妇

• 慰wèito comfort; to console; to reassure
• 安ān(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health
• 妇fùwoman

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