Meaning of comfort woman | Babel Free
Definitions
A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces before or during World War II.
euphemistic, historical, idiomatic
Equivalents
Deutsch
Trostfrau
Español
mujer de consuelo
Suomi
lohtunainen
Français
femme de réconfort
Bahasa Indonesia
wanita penghibur
한국어
위안부
Nederlands
troostmeisje
Português
mulher de conforto
Русский
же́нщина для комфо́рта
Examples
“She carefully watches the efforts of Koreans who are suing Japan to get reparations for the comfort women. It was only in 1993 that Japan formally recognized its involvement in the forced prostitution.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.