Japanese victory?

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Comfort women were sacrificed for Japanese victory.Does it sound native?Japanese victoryJapan's victoryVictory of Japan'sVictory of JapaneseVictory of JapanWhich one is better?

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

AppleFanboyComfort women were sacrificed for Japanese victory.Does it sound native?

The grammar is OK. And these are also possible:

Japanese victory
Japan's victory
the victory of Japan

However, even though I am familiar with the tragedy of the comfort women, I fail to understand the meaning of your sentence.

AppleFanboy · Answer

Thank you for amswering. I intended to mean that comfort women affected the armies in encouraging their fighting spirits which had a influence on the victory of many small battles before the nuclear was dropped.

Mister Micawber · Answer

I see. Then I think you need to rephrase, as the reference for 'sacrifice' is unclear; it seems to suggest a Japanese sacrifice! Something like this, perhaps:

Comfort women were a tool to help ensure Japanese victory.

AppleFanboy · Answer

Can I ask why the sentence made you think that it refers to a Japanese sacrifice?
Was my usage of 'sacrifice' wrong?
Will the sentence be OK if I put the nationality like
'The Korean comfort women were sacrificed for Japanese victory'?
Your rephrased sentence is much better one but I was just wondering.

Mister Micawber · Answer

AppleFanboyCan I ask why the sentence made you think that it refers to a Japanese sacrifice?Was my usage of 'sacrifice' wrong?

The reference, as I said, was unclear.

AppleFanboyWas my usage of 'sacrifice' wrong?

It does not seem to work in the way you are trying to use it. It is the wrong word choice (see below).

AppleFanboyWill the sentence be OK if I put the nationality like'The Korean comfort women were sacrificed for Japanese victory'?

No, of course not. We already know their nationality. It still leaves open who has done the sacrificing.

Did the Japanese military sacrifice the Korean women? That makes it sound as if the Japanese military did not wish to do it.
Did the Korean women sacrifice themselves for the benefit of the Japanese military? That makes it sound as if they wished to do so.
A sacrifice is a necessary but undesired act; but there must be a party which feels so, and neither of these parties did, I think.

AppleFanboy · Answer

Thank you for your clear explanation.
I think now I understand.
Can I use 'mobilize' and 'abuse' instead?
Comfort women were mobilized/abused to help ensure Japanese victory.
Is the sentence above OK?

Mister Micawber · Answer

AppleFanboyComfort women were mobilized/abused to help ensure Japanese victory.Is the sentence above OK?

Yes, that conveys your idea.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

AppleFanboyComfort women were sacrificed for Japanese victory.

Did they murder them for the celebration of victory, or to achieve victory?
It's not without mythical and historic precedent.
Iphigenia was sacrificed to appease Artemis, which eventually resulted in Agamemnon's victory at Troy.
The great Aztec temples were used to sacrifice prisoners of war to appease their gods.

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