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中国残留孤児 (chuugokuzanryuukoji) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Many Japanese orphans left behind in China grew up there after the war.
As a Japanese orphan left in China, she later returned to Japan.
Kanji 残 remainder, leftover, balance 児 newborn babe, child, young of animals Related words 残ざん 留りゅう 孤こ 児じ A broader term for orphans left behind in any context, but often used in the same historical sense when context is clear.
中ちゅう 国ごく 残ざん 留りゅう 邦ほう 人じん Refers to Japanese nationals who remained in China after the war, including adults, not limited to orphans.
Etymology Compound of 中国 (China), 残留 (remaining behind), and 孤児 (orphan). The term emerged in the post-WWII context to describe Japanese children left in China.
