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Kanji Detail for 梅 - "plum tree, plum blossom"

梅

  • Meaning

    梅 means "plum tree, plum blossom."

    1. Plum - A deciduous tree of the rose family; known for early spring blossoms.

    2. Plum blossom - Symbol of resilience blooming in late winter.

  • Words using 梅

    • 青梅 あおうめ Listen unripe plum
    • 梅雨明け つゆあけ Listen end of the rainy season
    • 梅雨入り つゆいり Listen entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
    • 梅干し うめぼし Listen umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum

  • Origin of 梅

    木, the tree, beside 每, lending the reading bai: the plum — the tree that flowers first, in the last of the snow, and so stands for perseverance rewarded.

    How to remember it: The tree 木 that blooms while it is still winter — the plum, spring's advance scout.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 梅

    • Verified meaning: plum tree, plum blossom
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うめ, うめさき, うめざき, うめさざき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 梅

    Given names 梅(うめ)Listen

    Surnames 梅(うめさき)Listen 梅(うめざき)Listen 梅(うめさざき)Listen 梅(ばい)Listen 梅(め)Listen 梅(めい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    plum

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    plums; prunes; surname

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Mei

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    plum; prune; surname

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A fruit tree name. Blooms in early spring. Flowers are red or white. White ones with green calyxes are also called 綠萼梅. Leaves grow after flowers. Fruit is sour. Yellow when ripe. From "Book of Documents": "If you make a harmonious soup, you are the salt and plum." Hence later ages called prime ministers 調梅 or 和梅 (balancing the plum). "Book of Odes," Zhou Nan section has "Biao You Mei" (Plums Are Falling), speaking of timely marriage. Hence a woman about to marry is called 摽梅, based on this. | A seasonal period name. In early summer, the southeast coastal areas have monsoon winds changing direction from northwest to southeast. With much water vapor and the ground still cold, it is often humid and rainy. This coincides with plum ripening season. Colloquially called 梅. Also written as 霉.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    bai(バイ) バイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ume(うめ) うめ

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    plum tree plum blossom bloom flower fruit fragrance fragrant spring bud pickled sour

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