女子挺身隊

じょしていしんたい

Meanings

1. Noun women's volunteer corps (i.e.: groups of young female workers organized on Japanese territory during WWII)

Kanji

• 女 woman. Read as ジョ.
• 子 child
• 挺 bravely volunteer; counter for guns, inksticks, palanquins, rickshaws. Read as テイ.
• 身 body. Read as シン.
• 隊 unit. Read as タイ.

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