plum
On'yomi (音読み)
- バイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- うめ
About this kanji
The kanji 梅 (ume) primarily means "plum," referring to both the fruit and the tree. It is often used as a noun. You might encounter it in various compounds, such as 梅雨 (tsuyu), which means "rainy season" and signifies the period from early June to mid-July in Japan. Another example is 梅干し (umeboshi), a popular pickled ume fruit often served with rice. The term 塩梅 (anbai) refers to seasoning or balance in flavors. One interesting fact is that 梅 is also significant in Japanese culture, symbolizing resilience as its blossoms bloom even in winter.
Example sentences
梅の花が咲き始めた。
The plum blossoms have begun to bloom.
Meanings across languages
- English
- plum
- Tiếng Việt
- mận
- 日本語
- 梅
- 한국어
- 매실
- 中文
- 梅
- id
- plum
- th
- บ๊วย
- es
- ciruela
- fr
- prunier
- de
- Pflaume
- pt
- ameixa
Common compounds
- 梅雨(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July), rain during the rainy season
- 塩梅seasoning, flavour, flavor
- 青梅unripe plum
- 梅干しumeboshi, pickled dried ume, pickled dried plum
- 梅雨入りentering the rainy season, beginning of the rainy season
- 梅雨明けend of the rainy season
- 梅雨前線seasonal rain front
- 梅酒ume liqueur, Japanese plum brandy, unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
Words using this kanji
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