noun
Japanese orphans left behind in China after WWII
Historical term referring to Japanese children who were separated from their families and remained in China after the war, often raised by Chinese foster families.
中国残留孤児の多くは、戦後中国で育った。
Many Japanese orphans left behind in China grew up there after the war.
彼女は中国残留孤児として、後に日本へ帰国した。
As a Japanese orphan left in China, she later returned to Japan.