(ひろしま)

Hiroshima

(げんばく)

atomic bomb

(ねん)

year

(へいわ)

Peace

(いのる)

to pray

(がつ)

month (counter)

(にち)

day

(おちる)

to fall; to drop; to strike (lightning)

(へいわきねんこうえん)

Peace Memorial Park

(あさ)

morning

(しき)

ceremony

(ある)

a certain (some)

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(ひと)

person / people

(あつまる)

to gather; to come together

(ごぜん)

morning, A.M.

(みんな)

Everyone; everybody

(もくとう)

a moment of silent prayer

(じかん)

time

(なくなる)

to pass away; to die (polite)

(いま)

now

(びょうき)

illness, sickness

(いる)

to exist, to be (animate)

(ひろしまし)

Hiroshima City

(しちょう)

mayor

(せかい)

world

(かくへいき)

nuclear weapons

(なくす)

to eliminate, remove

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(こども)

child

(たち)

plural suffix (for people)

(つくる)

to make

(いう)

to say

(がいこく)

foreign country

(くる)

to come

(はな)

flower

(あげる)

to lift, to raise

(しずか)

quiet

(これから)

from now on

after doing ...

Expresses a sequence where one action is completed before the next begins. Formed with て-form + から. Emphasizes completion of the first action.

to become

Expresses a change of state; Kawai became the new commissioner of the Sports Agency.

did ... (polite past)

Polite past tense of verbs. Formed with verb stem + ました. Used in formal or polite speech to describe completed actions.

because ～

Provides a reason or cause.

~ ago / before

Indicates a point in time in the past. Used here to say '36 years ago' when referring to the Tiananmen incident.

please do ...

Polite request form. Formed with て-form + ください. Used to ask someone to perform an action.

polite non-past tense

The polite non-past ～ます states what will happen — the funeral will continue.

広島の原爆から81年　平和を祈る

81 years since the atomic bomb in Hiroshima: praying for peace

8月6日、広島に原爆が落ちてから81年になりました。

On August 6, it became 81 years since the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima.

広島の平和記念公園で、朝から式がありました。

At the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, a ceremony was held from the morning.

式には、たくさんの人が集まりました。

Many people gathered for the ceremony.

午前8時15分に、みんなで黙とうをしました。

At 8:15 a.m., everyone observed a moment of silence together.

81年前、この時間に原爆が落ちました。

81 years ago, the atomic bomb fell at this very time.

たくさんの人が亡くなりました。

Many people died.

今も、原爆の病気の人がたくさんいます。

Even now, there are many people suffering from illnesses caused by the bomb.

広島市の市長は「世界から核兵器をなくしてください」と話しました。

The mayor of Hiroshima City said, "Please rid the world of nuclear weapons."

子どもたちも「平和な世界を作ります」と言いました。

The children also said, "We will build a peaceful world."

外国から来た人も、花をあげて、静かに祈りました。

People who had come from abroad also offered flowers and prayed quietly.

広島の人たちは、これからも平和を祈ります。

The people of Hiroshima will keep praying for peace from now on.