梅 – plum

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The kanji 梅 means plum. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is バイ (bai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is うめ (ume). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 木 (no. 75).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	バイ	bai
Kun’yomi	うめ	ume

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 木 (Kangxi radical 75). Components: 母・木・毋・乞.

Words using 梅

梅うめJapanese apricot (Prunus mume)梅雨つゆ(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)梅雨ばいう(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)梅干しうめぼしumeboshi

Example sentences

梅の花は今週が見頃です。

The plum blossoms are at their best this week.

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天気予報によれば、まもなく梅雨に入るそうだ。

According to the weather forecast, the rainy season will set in before long.

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天気予報によれば、まもなく梅雨に入るそうだ。

According to the weather forecast, the rainy season will set in before long.

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Kanji with the same radical

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