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.
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大阪府[おおさかふ]では、がいないお年寄り[おとしより]が増[ふ]えています。一人[ひとり]で亡[な]くなったあと、お葬式[そうしき]や面倒[めんどう]を見てくれる人がいない問題[もんだい]があります。
そのため、元気[げんき]なたちが集[あつ]まって、お互[たが]いを助[たす]け合[あ]うグループを作[つく]りました。として連絡[れんらく]を取り合[とりあ]っています。
もしもの時[とき]でもして見送[みおく]ってもらえるように、お墓[はか]のなども一緒[いっしょ]に考[かんが]えています。
English Translation
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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| Japanese | Reading | Meaning | JLPT | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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