Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ianfu

1 sense of ianfu

Sense 1
comfort woman, ianfu -- (a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman")
       => prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street -- (a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money)