石井戸の微鳴

The Whisper of the Stone Well

JLPT N1 · 5 min

A young linguist visits a remote coastal village and discovers an old stone well that emits a peculiar sound, unraveling a forgotten local legend.

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言語学者の健司は、古い方言を採集するため、潮風が吹き抜ける辺境の沿岸集落を訪れた。道端に佇む古びた石井戸の底から、風もないのに微かな金属音が響いていることに彼は気づいた。

Kenji, a linguist, visited a remote coastal settlement where the sea breeze blew, in order to collect ancient dialects. By the roadside, he noticed a faint metallic sound resonating from the bottom of an old stone well, even though there was no wind.