English Dictionary

pan-pan

IPA（発音記号）

/pæn.pæn/

名詞

(history) A Japanese prostitute who catered to American GIs in post-WWII occupied Japan.

日本語の意味

第二次世界大戦後の占領期、日本でアメリカ兵にサービスを提供した売春婦

The historian wrote about a pan-pan who had become a controversial figure in accounts of postwar occupation life.

歴史家は、戦後の占領期の生活に関する記述で物議を醸した、進駐軍相手の日本人娼婦について書いた。

意味（1）

(history) A Japanese prostitute who catered to American GIs in post-WWII occupied Japan.

In his recent overview of occupied Japan, John Dower poignantly describes the pan-pan girls who offended conservatives with their willingness to trade sexual favors for the Americans' gifts and money.