Where does “comfort woman” come from?

comfort woman (English) comes from Japanese 慰安婦, from Japanese 慰安 — consolation, solace; comfort, relaxation; console.

comfort woman (English): A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into...

Definitions

  1. A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into...

Ancestry of “comfort woman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese慰安婦a comfort woman: a woman forced to serve soldiers...
2Japanese慰安consolation, solace; comfort, relaxation; console

Words derived from “comfort woman”

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