Word Meaning

うめ ume

梅 is read as うめ (ume) and means lowest (of a three-tier ranking system).

Meaning

English

  1. lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
  2. Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
  3. Japanese plum
  4. ume
  5. Chinese plum

Reading

Kana

うめ

Romaji

ume

Writing Variants

  • むめ mume
  • うめ ume
  • むめ mume

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Rank 378 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

梅雨入り

つゆいり

entering the rainy season

梅雨

つゆ

(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)

梅干し

うめぼし

umeboshi

梅雨明け

つゆあけ

end of the rainy season

梅園

ばいえん

Japanese apricot orchard

梅酒

うめしゅ

ume liqueur

梅雨前線

ばいうぜんせん

seasonal rain front

梅林

ばいりん

ume grove

梅花

ばいか

ume (plum) blossoms

梅毒

ばいどく

syphilis

梅月

ばいげつ

fifth lunar month

梅見月

うめみづき

second lunar month

Example Sentences

10

It is our rainy season.

Look, a Japanese apricot tree!

The seasoning is just right.

The rainy season has set in.

The rainy season has set in.

This is a plum tree.

When will the rainy season be over?

The rainy season is near at hand.

Plum blossoms come out in March.

The rainy season has set in.