Search results
梅
1
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; Chinese plum
Examples
梅の花は今週が見頃です。
The plum blossoms are at their best this week.
2
lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
1
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)
Examples
天気予報によれば、まもなく梅雨に入るそうだ。
According to the weather forecast, the rainy season will set in before long.
2
rain during the rainy season
1
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
1
Medicine
syphilis
Examples
梅毒は性行為を通じて感染する病気です。
Syphilis is an infection that can be transmitted through sexual intercourse.
1
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
Examples
もうすぐ梅雨入りだ。
The rainy season is near at hand.
1
wet season; rainy season
Examples
梅雨時でもないんだから、傘は要らないんじゃない。
Since it's not the rainy season, there's no need for an umbrella.
1
end of the rainy season
Examples
今年は梅雨明けが遅かった。
The end of the rainy season came late this year.
1
seasonal rain front
Examples
明日から梅雨前線が活発になります。
The seasonal rain front is moving in tomorrow.
1
Idiomatic expression
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; bush warbler in a plum tree (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)
1
rainy season
Examples
うっとうしい梅雨期に、すっきりしない話で恐縮ですが、少しの間お付き合いください。
I'm ashamed to tell such a muddled story in this dreary, rainy season, but please bear with me for a while.
