noun
comfort woman
Historical euphemism for women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII. The term is now widely recognized as referring to victims of wartime sexual violence.
従軍慰安婦問題は、今も日韓の間で大きな課題となっている。
The issue of comfort women remains a major point of contention between Japan and South Korea.
彼女は元従軍慰安婦として証言した。
She testified as a former comfort woman.