위안부

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ɥia̠nbu] ~ [ya̠nbu]
  • Phonetic Hangul[위안부]
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)
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