梅干し

うめぼし

Also written 梅干

Meanings

1. Noun umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum

Kanji

• 梅 plum. Read as うめ.
• 干 dried. Read as ほし.

Example sentences

• 「なんかすごい顔して、どうしたの？」「梅干し食べたら、めっちゃ辛かった」
  "Why are you making that face?" "I ate some Japanese pickled plums, and they were really salty."
• 外国人に梅干しを試食させることが大好きです。
  I love making foreigners try Japanese pickled plums.
• この梅干し、塩辛いね。
  This umeboshi tastes really salty.
• 「この梅干し、酸っぱくないね」「塩抜きして蜂蜜に漬けてたからね」
  "These umeboshi aren't sour at all." "That's because their saltiness has been removed and they've been soaked in honey."

Word lists

• JLPT N1

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