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
早春 浴びて 綺麗 咲いている

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

訪れ 感じる

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

梅雨 つゆ
今年 梅雨 長かった

This year's rainy season was long.

明ける あける
梅雨 明けて 本格的 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 好き です

I like sour pickled plums.

自家製 じかせい
祖母 作った 自家製 梅干し 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 塩梅 悪い

My physical condition is bad today.

梅干 うめぼし
毎朝 梅干 入った おにぎり 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 発表 される 本格的 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 なる 日本 多く 地域 梅雨明け 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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