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梅むめ
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Meanings
Noun
1. Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; Chinese plum
The scent of ume drifts in.
2. lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
We were on a tight budget, so we went with the plum (lowest-grade) course.
Alt. forms
梅うめ
83%
うめ
5%
楳うめ
5%
ウメ
5%
Kanji used
梅
Japanese plum
Used in: 941
Examples (9 in total)
This is a plum tree.
The plum buds are beginning to open.
The scent of ume drifts in.
The plum blossoms are giving off a faint fragrance.
One eel rice box, the plum (basic) grade, please.
We were on a tight budget, so we went with the plum (lowest-grade) course.
The scent of plum blossoms drifts in from the garden.
Of the three grades, pine, bamboo and plum, plum is the cheapest.
This plum has a small pit and thick flesh.