い
慰
あん
安
ふ
婦

noun

Messages.hist, messages.euph.
  1. comfort woman, prostitute who worked in military brothels, esp. one forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
い
慰
あん
安
ふ
婦
 慰安婦 いあんふ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

consolation, amusement, seduce
なぐさ.める　イ (8th, N1)
military officer, jailer, old man
イ　ジョウ (9th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ　しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
relax, cheap, low
アン　やす.い　あ (3rd, N4)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
lady, woman, wife
フ　よめ　ね (5th, N3)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
broom
ソウ　シュウ　ほうき (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)