梅（うめ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: plum blossom
Example sentences
- 春の初めに梅の花が咲く。 — Plum blossoms bloom in early spring.
- 梅の実から梅干しを作る。 — Pickled plums are made from plum fruit.
Idioms & proverbs containing “梅”
- 桜切る馬鹿、梅切らぬ馬鹿 (さくらきるばか、うめきらぬばか) — only an idiot prunes cherry trees and only an idiot does not prune plum trees
- 梅は食うとも核食うな、中に天神寝てござる (うめはくうともさねくうな、なかにてんじんねてござる) — don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep
- 梅に鶯 (うめにうぐいす) — match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; bush warbler in a plum tree (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)
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