東日本大震災から11年　女川町役場に“黄色いハンカチ”世界平和願い(2022年3月9日)

11 years since the East Japan earthquake World Peace Treaty "Golden Handkerchief" at Onagawa City Hall (2022/03/09)

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東日本大震災から11年となるのを前に宮城県の女川町役場では地元の住民が集まり、黄色いハンカチをロープにつなげていく作業が始まりました。
Eleven years after the Great East Japan earthquake, local residents gathered at Onagawa City Hall in Miyagi Prefecture, and began work on connecting yellow handkerchiefs with ropes.
女川町民の有志でつくる「女川裏方一座」は、震災の記憶を未来に残そうと3年前から3月11日にJR女川駅前で黄色いハンカチを掲げています。
"Onagawa Urakata Ichiza", performed by the volunteers of Onagawa townspeople, people will hold a yellow handkerchief standing in front of JR Onagawa Station from 3 years ago to March 11 to keep the memory of the earthquake in the future.
今年は去年より100枚多いおよそ700枚を掲げる予定で、ハンカチには震災で亡くなった人への思いや「平和な生活」を願うメッセージがつづられました。　
This year, they plan to raise about 700 towels, 100 more than last year, handkerchiefs written with a message for those killed in the earthquake and wishing for a "peaceful life".
「黄色いハンカチというのは幸せを意味しているので、黄色いハンカチを掲げることでそれが世界平和につながっていけばありがたいと思う」　
"Yellow handkerchief means happiness, I will feel very grateful if raising yellow handkerchief will be able to bring about world peace."
黄色いハンカチは11日の午前9時から午後6時まで掲げられ、情勢が緊迫するウクライナを支援する募金活動も行われる予定です。
The golden handkerchief will be donated from 9am to 6pm on the 11th, and a fundraising activity to support Ukraine, where the situation is tense, will also be held.

東日本大震災から11年となるのを前に宮城県の女川町役場では地元の住民が集まり、黄色いハンカチをロープにつなげていく作業が始まりました。

始まり

Origin, beginning

集まり

Gathering, meeting, assembly, collection, attendance

県

Territory (pre-taika: under the yamato court; heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); countryside

作業

Work, operation, manufacturing, fatigue duty

住民

Citizens, inhabitants, residents, population

前

Ago, before (some event), previously, (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of), before (e.g. the house); head (of a line), front (e.g. of a bus), fore part; in the presence of; helping, portion; privates, private parts

地元

Home area, home town; local

黄色い

Yellow; high-pitched (voice), shrill

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

ハンカチ

Handkerchief

町

Town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood; street, road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

ロープ

Rope

東日本

Eastern japan, japan east of the itoigawa-shizuoka tectonic line, i.e. east of the chubu region

大震災

Great earthquake (disaster); great kanto earthquake of 1923

宮城

Imperial palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)

役場

town hall
女川町民の有志でつくる「女川裏方一座」は、震災の記憶を未来に残そうと3年前から3月11日にJR女川駅前で黄色いハンカチを掲げています。

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

未来

The future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

記憶

Memory, recollection, remembrance; storage

月

Monday

前

Ago, before (some event), previously, (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of), before (e.g. the house); head (of a line), front (e.g. of a bus), fore part; in the presence of; helping, portion; privates, private parts

黄色い

Yellow; high-pitched (voice), shrill

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

ハンカチ

Handkerchief

駅前

In front of station

震災

Earthquake disaster; great kanto earthquake (1923)

有志

voluntary, volunteer, sympathizer, sympathiser

町民

townspeople

裏方

someone working behind-the-scenes, scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

一座

party, those present, troupe; first seat
今年は去年より100枚多いおよそ700枚を掲げる予定で、ハンカチには震災で亡くなった人への思いや「平和な生活」を願うメッセージがつづられました。　

生活

Living, life (one''s daily existence), livelihood

予定

Plans, arrangement, schedule, program, programme, expectation, estimate

願う

To desire, to wish, to hope; to beg, to request, to implore, to pray; to have something done for oneself

平和

Peace, harmony

人

Person

掲げる

To publish, to print, to carry (an article); to put up, to hang out, to hoist, to fly (a sail), to float (a flag, kite, etc.); to tuck up (e.g. sleeves), to roll up; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.), to adopt (a slogan); to stoke a fire, to fan a flame

多い

Many, numerous

去年

Last year

今年

This year

ハンカチ

Handkerchief

思い

Thought; imagination, mind, heart; desire, wish, hope, expectation; love, affection; feelings, emotion, sentiment, experience

メッセージ

Message

枚

Counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)

震災

Earthquake disaster; great kanto earthquake (1923)
「黄色いハンカチというのは幸せを意味しているので、黄色いハンカチを掲げることでそれが世界平和につながっていけばありがたいと思う」　

思う

To think, to consider, to believe; to think (of doing), to plan (to do); to judge, to assess, to regard; to imagine, to suppose, to dream; to expect, to look forward to; to feel, to desire, to want; to recall, to remember

世界

The world, society, the universe; sphere, circle, world; renowned, world-famous, well-known outside of japan; realm governed by one buddha, space

平和

Peace, harmony

幸せ

Happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing

掲げる

To publish, to print, to carry (an article); to put up, to hang out, to hoist, to fly (a sail), to float (a flag, kite, etc.); to tuck up (e.g. sleeves), to roll up; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.), to adopt (a slogan); to stoke a fire, to fan a flame

意味

Meaning, significance

黄色い

Yellow; high-pitched (voice), shrill

ハンカチ

Handkerchief
黄色いハンカチは11日の午前9時から午後6時まで掲げられ、情勢が緊迫するウクライナを支援する募金活動も行われる予定です。

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

予定

Plans, arrangement, schedule, program, programme, expectation, estimate

活動

Action, activity; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

時

Time, hour, moment; occasion, case; chance, opportunity, season; the times, the age, the day; tense

情勢

State of things, state of affairs, condition, situation, circumstances

黄色い

Yellow; high-pitched (voice), shrill

午後

Afternoon, p.m

午前

Morning, a.m

ハンカチ

Handkerchief

支援

Support, backing, aid, assistance

緊迫

Tension, strain

募金

Fund-raising, collection of funds