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梅

plum
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingバイ
Kun readingうめ
JōyōGrade 4KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. plumRtK
  1. japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
  2. japanese plum
  3. ume
  4. chinese plum

Popular Usage

梅干

Radicals and components

Radical木treeComponents

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

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
梅雨明けつゆあけ
end of the rainy season

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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