梅
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 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)
Kanji in this Word
梅
10 strokes
Frequency: 1232
JLPT N1
Grade 4
Meanings
plum
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
バイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
うめ
楳
13 strokes
Meanings
plum
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
バイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
うめ
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