Published: 2025-01-23 04:49
青森 津軽地方の冬の遊び 木製のこま「ずぐり」作りが最盛期
青森県津軽地方の冬の遊びとして古くから親しまれている木製のこま作りが、黒石市で最盛期を迎えています。
木製のこま「ずぐり」は、雪の上でもよく回るように「立ち子」と呼ばれるこまの軸が太く丸みを帯びているのが特徴で、県の伝統工芸品にも指定されています。
木を削り出して「ずぐり」を形づくる工程がこけし作りと似ていることから、こけし職人が担っていて、黒石市にある観光施設「津軽こけし館」の工房では、こけし職人の小島利夏さんが円柱の形に切り出した木材を電動ろくろに取り付け、かんなを使ってこまの形に削り出していきました。
そして黄色や赤といった染料をつけた筆で色を塗ったあと、こまの表面をロウで磨いてつやを出し、30分ほどで完成させると、ひもを巻きつけて回転させ、出来栄えを確かめていました。
小島さんは「よく回るよう、立ち子を作るところをいちばん気をつけています。ことしは雪が多いので、外に土台を作って、ずぐり回しを楽しんでほしいですね」と話していました。
| # | 言葉 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | こま | こま (駒) : 1. piece (in shogi, chess, etc.) 2. horse; foal |
| 3 | ぐり | ぐり (宮理) : Guri (fem) |
| 3 | こけし | こけし (小芥子) : limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll |
| 2 | 津軽 | つがる (津軽) : Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture) |
| 2 | 木製 | もくせい (木製) : wooden; made of wood |
| 2 | 黒石市 | くろいしし (黒石市) : Kuroishi (city) (place) |
| 2 | 立つ | たつ (立つ) : 1. to stand; to rise; to stand up 2. to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position) |
| 2 | 削り出す | けずりだす (削り出す) : to machine; to cut; to scrape |
| 2 | 職人 | しょくにん (職人) : craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman |
| 2 | 小島 | こじま (小島) : small island; islet |
| 1 | 青森県 | あおもりけん (青森県) : Aomori prefecture (Tōhoku area) |
| 1 | 地方 | ちほう (地方) : 1. district; region; area; locality 2. the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area |
| 1 | 古く | ふるく (古く) : 1. anciently; formerly 2. old times; a long time ago |
| 1 | 親しむ | したしむ (親しむ) : to be intimate with; to befriend |
| 1 | 作り | つくり (作り) : 1. making; producing; manufacturing; building; construction; make; structure 2. appearance (attire, make-up, etc.) |
| 1 | 最盛期 | さいせいき (最盛期) : 1. golden age; prime; heyday; height of prosperity 2. season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time |
| 1 | 迎える | むかえる (迎える) : 1. to go out to meet 2. to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.) |
| 1 | 呼ぶ | よぶ (呼ぶ) : 1. to call out (to); to call; to invoke 2. to summon (a doctor, etc.) |
| 1 | 軸 | じく (軸) : 1. axis; shaft; axle 2. center; centre; focal point; key point |
| 1 | 丸み | まるみ (丸み) : 1. roundness; rotundity 2. mellowness; maturity |
| 1 | 帯びる | おびる (帯びる) : 1. to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry 2. to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on |
| 1 | 特徴 | とくちょう (特徴) : feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction |
| 1 | 県 | けん (県) : prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.) |
| 1 | 指定 | してい (指定) : designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at |
| 1 | 形づくる | かたちづくる (形作る) : to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up |
| 1 | 工程 | こうてい (工程) : process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work |
| 1 | 似る | にる (似る) : to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after |
| 1 | 担う | になう (担う) : 1. to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear 2. to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself |
| 1 | 観光施設 | かんこうしせつ (観光施設) : tourist facilities |
| 1 | 工房 | こうぼう (工房) : workshop; studio; atelier |
| 1 | 利夏 | りか (利夏) : Rika (fem) |
| 1 | 円柱 | えんちゅう (円柱) : 1. column; shaft; cylinder 2. round pillar (esp. in buildings) |
| 1 | 切り出す | きりだす (切り出す) : 1. to quarry; to cut (timber); to cut and carry off 2. to begin to talk; to break the ice; to broach |
| 1 | 木材 | もくざい (木材) : lumber; timber; wood |
| 1 | 電動 | でんどう (電動) : electric |
| 1 | ろくろ | ろくろ (轆轤) : 1. lathe 2. potter's wheel |
| 1 | 取り付ける | とりつける (取り付ける) : 1. to furnish; to install 2. to get someone's agreement |
| 1 | かんな | かんな (鉋) : plane (for working with wood) |
| 1 | 使う | つかう (使う) : 1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use 2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate |
| 1 | いう | ゆう (結う) : 1. to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange 2. to tie; to bind; to fasten; to make (a fence) |
| 1 | 染料 | せんりょう (染料) : dyes |
| 1 | 筆 | ふで (筆) : 1. writing brush; paintbrush; pen 2. writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; penmanship; something drawn with a brush |
| 1 | 塗る | ぬる (塗る) : to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear; to put up (wallpaper) |
| 1 | 表面 | ひょうめん (表面) : 1. surface; face 2. outside; exterior |
| 1 | 磨く | みがく (磨く) : 1. to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to grind (e.g. lens) 2. to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate |
| 1 | つや | つや (艶) : 1. gloss; luster; lustre; shine; sheen; polish 2. mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin) |
| 1 | 完成 | かんせい (完成) : 1. complete; completion 2. perfection; accomplishment |
| 1 | ひも | ひも (紐) : 1. string; cord 2. man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; pimp |
| 1 | 巻きつける | まきつける (巻きつける) : to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around |
| 1 | 回転 | かいてん (回転) : rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning |
| 1 | 出来栄え | できばえ (出来栄え) : 1. result; effect; performance; success 2. workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article); finishing touches |
| 1 | 確かめる | たしかめる (確かめる) : to ascertain; to check; to make sure |
| 1 | 土台 | どだい (土台) : 1. foundation; base; basis 2. from the beginning; from the outset; by nature |
| 1 | 作る | つくる (作る) : 1. to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct 2. to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol) |
| 1 | 回し | まわし (回し) : 1. mawashi; belt; loincloth 2. mantle; cape |
| 1 | 楽しむ | たのしむ (楽しむ) : to enjoy (oneself) |
| 1 | 話す | はなす (話す) : 1. to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat 2. to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss |