JLPT N3 · Noun

梅 (ume)

梅 (うめ, ume) is a Japanese noun meaning “Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: うめ
Romaji: ume
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; Chinese plum · noun
lowest (of a three-tier ranking system) · noun

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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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 梅

梅

plumバイ・うめ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 梅.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1473460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.