jay

カケス

カラスの仲間で、鮮やかな羽や大きな鳴き声を持つことが多い鳥。

やさしい英語で： A bird related to crows, often with bright feathers and a loud call.

• A jay landed on the fence.
• The jay hid an acorn under a leaf.
• We heard several jays calling in the woods.

よく使う表現： blue jay, jay feathers, jay call

カケス

カラスの仲間ではないが、姿や行動が色鮮やかなカケスに似る鳥。

やさしい英語で： A bird outside the crow family that looks or behaves like one of its brightly colored members.

• This jay belongs to a different bird family.
• The guide identified the colorful bird as a jay.
• These jays resemble their better-known namesakes.

よく使う表現： tropical jay, jay species

インドブッポウソウ

青い翼を持つインドの鳥で、インドブッポウソウともいう。

やさしい英語で： An Indian bird with blue wings, also called an Indian roller.

• An Indian jay perched above the field.
• The jay spread its bright blue wings.
• We watched two Indian jays catching insects.

類義語： Indian roller

よく使う表現： Indian jay, jay wings

ジェー

文字「J」を声に出して呼ぶときの名前。

やさしい英語で： The spoken name of the letter J.

• The name starts with jay.
• Write a capital jay at the beginning.
• Did you say jay or kay?

よく使う表現： letter jay, capital jay, lowercase jay