日本 Japan N5

大阪[おおさか]の高齢者[こうれいしゃ]がひとりぼっちのお別[わか]れを防[ふ]ぐ活動[かつどう]をしています

Osaka Elderly Ensure No One Faces a Lonely Farewell

大阪[おおさか]で、お年寄り[おとしより]が一人[ひとり]で亡[な]くなったときに寂[さみ]しくないよう見守[みまも]る活動[かつどう]が行[おこな]われています。

In Osaka, elderly people are working to ensure no one faces a lonely and isolated farewell.

Elderly people walking in a Japanese park
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📘 Vocabulary: 6 🈶 Kanji: 4 📝 Grammar: 2 ⏱ Reading time: 3 min

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In Osaka Prefecture, the number of elderly people without family is increasing. There is a growing concern when someone passes away alone with no one to handle funerals or care for them.

To address this, healthy senior citizens have gathered to form a support group to help each other. They stay in touch every day as friends.

They are also preparing graves and making arrangements together so that everyone can have a peaceful and reassuring farewell if something happens.

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JapaneseReadingMeaningJLPTAudio
家族[かぞく] かぞく family N5
友達[ともだち] ともだち friend N5
毎日[まいにち] まいにち every day N5
安心[あんしん] あんしん peace of mind N4
高齢者[こうれいしゃ] こうれいしゃ elderly person N3
準備[じゅび] じゅび preparation N4

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〜ように

so that / in order to

寂[さみ]しくないよう見守[みまも]る

I take notes so that I do not forget.

〜たり〜たりする

do things like A and B

助[たす]け合[あ]う

On my days off, I do things like read books and take walks.

❓ 読解問題 (Reading Comprehension)

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問1. この活動[かつどう]はどこで行[おこな]われていますか。

問2. グループのメンバーは何をしていますか。

問3. 高齢者[こうれいしゃ]が増[ふ]えている理由[りゆう]に関[かん]して、家族[かぞく]がどういう人が増[ふ]えていますか。

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お年寄り[おとしより]たちが集[あつ]まって、お互[たが]いを______グループを作[つく]りました。

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「家族[かぞく]」の意味は何ですか。

「毎日[まいにち]」の意味は何ですか。

「安心[あんしん]」の意味は何ですか。

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