ash

灰

物が燃えた後に残る、柔らかい灰色の粉。

やさしい英語で： The soft grey powder left after something burns.

• The fire left a pile of ash.
• She brushed cigarette ash from her coat.
• The wind carried ashes across the garden.

類義語： cinders

よく使う表現： wood ash, cigarette ash, pile of ash

遺灰

亡くなった人や動物の体を焼いた後に残る粉。

やさしい英語で： The powder left from a person’s or animal’s body after it is burned following death.

• The urn held her father’s ashes.
• They scattered his ashes at sea.
• She kept her dog’s ashes in a small box.

類義語： cremated remains

よく使う表現： ash remains, cremation ash, human ash

トネリコ、トネリコ材

小さな葉がまとまってつく高い木、またはその丈夫で淡い色の木材。

やさしい英語で： A tall tree with groups of small leaves, or its strong, pale wood.

• An ash grows beside the gate.
• The table is made of ash.
• Several ashes lost their leaves early this year.

よく使う表現： ash tree, ash wood, solid ash, young ash

灰色、アッシュグレー

木が燃えた後の灰に似た薄い灰色。

やさしい英語で： A pale grey colour like the powder left after wood burns.

• She chose ash for the walls.
• The scarf comes in blue and ash.
• They painted the door a pale ash.

類義語： ash grey

よく使う表現： ash grey, shade of ash, pale ash

アッシュ

古英語で使われ、母音の発音も表す文字æの名前。

やさしい英語で： The name of the letter æ, used in Old English and to show a vowel sound.

• This letter is called ash.
• The teacher wrote ash on the board.
• We use ash to represent the vowel in “cat”.

類義語： æ

よく使う表現： letter ash, symbol ash, ash in something