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梅

Ume
Stroke count: 10

Readings

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Kun readingうめ
JōyōGrade 4Level 17
  1. japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
  2. japanese plum
  3. chinese plum

Synonyms

松梅酒竹

Popular Usage

梅干

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · every · reclining · lying down · mother (母) · breasts

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 499

Compound words

梅雨明けつゆあけ
end of the rainy season
梅雨期ばいうき
rainy season
梅雨晴れつゆばれ
sunny spell during rainy season
紅梅こうばい
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
梅酒うめしゅ
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
梅雨つゆ
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
塩梅あんばい
seasoning; flavour; flavor; taste; condition
青梅あおうめ
unripe plum
梅干しうめぼし
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
梅雨入りつゆいり
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
入梅つゆいり
entering the rainy season
梅花ばいか
plum blossoms
梅汁うめじる
plum juice
梅酢うめず
plum vinegar
梅霖ばいりん
rainy season
臘梅ろうばい
wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox)
空梅雨からつゆ
(unusually) dry rainy season
松竹梅しょうちくばい
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping)
先天梅毒せんてんばいどく
congenital syphilis

Additional Examples

梅村先生が英語を教えてくださる。
Mr Umemura teaches us English.tatoeba
梅雨入りは来週以降になりそうだ。
It looks like the rainy season is going to start after next week.tatoeba
梅雨らしく空はどんよりしている。
The sky is gloomy and gray - a typical rainy-season sky.tatoeba
梅雨は六月の終わり頃に始まる。
The rainy season sets in about the end of June.tatoeba
- 梅干しの企業博物館
a corporation museum of umeboshi (pickled plum)wiki
赤紫蘇梅干しなどの色づけに使う。
Aka-jiso is used as coloring for umeboshi (pickled ume).wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Ume plum. 木 (tree) + 毎 (every) — the tree that blooms first every spring.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 梅

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step