Kanji

梅

plum

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

バイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うめ

Nanori (Name Reading)

うめ, め

Common Readings

バイ, うめ

Example sentences

うめ
庭の梅の花が、早春の光を浴びて綺麗に咲いている。

The plum blossoms in the garden are blooming beautifully, bathed in the light of early spring.

梅の香に春の訪れを感じる。

I feel the arrival of spring in the scent of plum blossoms.

梅雨 つゆ
今年の梅雨は長かった。

This year's rainy season was long.

明ける あける
梅雨が明けて、本格的な夏が始まった。

The rainy season ended, and full-scale summer began.

梅干し うめぼし
酸っぱい梅干しが好きです。

I like sour pickled plums.

自家製 じかせい
祖母が作った自家製の梅干しは、とても酸っぱい。

The homemade pickled plums my grandmother made are very sour.

塩梅 あんばい
今日は体の塩梅が悪い

My physical condition is bad today.

梅干 うめぼし
毎朝、梅干が入ったおにぎりを食べる

I eat a rice ball with a pickled plum inside every morning.

梅雨明け つゆあけ
梅雨明けが発表されると、本格的な夏が始まります。

When the end of the rainy season is announced, the real summer begins.

7月 しちがつ
7月になると、日本の多くの地域で梅雨明けが発表される。

When July comes, the end of the rainy season is announced in many regions of Japan.

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