위안부

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 慰安婦, from 慰安 (comfort) + (woman)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wianbu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wianbu
McCune–Reischauer?wianbu
Yale Romanization?wianpu

Noun

위안부 (wianbu) (hanja 慰安婦)

  1. comfort woman (woman forced to serve the Japanese military during the Pacific War)