梅
plum
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
10 / 10
Information
Grade:4
Strokes:10
JLPT:1
Frequency:1232
Vocabulary
バイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 入梅 | ニュウバイ | entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season |
| 梅雨 | バイウ | (East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season |
| 紅梅 | コウバイ | red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot |
| 松竹梅 | ショウチクバイ | pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower; first, second and third (class) |
| 梅花 | バイカ | plum blossoms; ume blossom |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 梅雨入り | つゆいり | entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season |
| 梅雨入り | ついり | entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season |
| 梅 | うめ | Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; Chinese plum; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system) |
| 梅 | むめ | Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; Chinese plum; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system) |
| 梅 | ウメ | Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; Chinese plum; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system) |
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