梅
plum
10 strokes. Taught in grade 4. Newspaper frequency rank 1232.
Readings
- うめ (kun reading): 梅 (うめ) Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); 梅干し (うめぼし) umeboshi
- バイ (on reading): 塩梅 (あんばい) seasoning; 梅毒 (ばいどく) syphilis
- Read as a whole word: 梅雨 (つゆ) (East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); 梅雨入り (つゆいり) entering the rainy season; 梅雨明け (つゆあけ) end of the rainy season
Components
Words using 梅
- 梅 (うめ) Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
- 梅干し (うめぼし) umeboshi
- 梅酒 (うめしゅ) ume liqueur
- 青梅 (あおうめ) unripe plum
- 白梅 (しらうめ) white plum blossoms
- 梅雨 (つゆ) (East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)
- 梅雨入り (つゆいり) entering the rainy season
- 梅雨明け (つゆあけ) end of the rainy season
- 梅雨時 (つゆどき) wet season
- 菜種梅雨 (なたねづゆ) long spell of rain in early spring
- 塩梅 (あんばい) seasoning
- 梅毒 (ばいどく) syphilis
- 梅林 (ばいりん) ume grove
- 紅梅 (こうばい) red-blossomed plum tree
- 梅花 (ばいか) plum blossoms
- 梅花 (もいか) plum blossom design
87 words in all.