梅 , 楳, うめ, むめ, ウメ
ume, mume, ume
JLPT 3
- Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Chinese plum
- lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
梅雨 , 黴雨 , つゆ, ばいう
tsuyu, baiu
JLPT 3
- rainy season
- rain during the rainy season
梅雨明 け, つゆあけ
tsuyuake
- the end of the rainy season
入梅 , 梅雨入 り, にゅうばい, つゆいり
nyūbai, tsuyuiri
- entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
梅酒 , うめしゅ
umeshu
- sake with plums; unripe Japanese apricots soaked in spirits
紅梅 , こうばい, べにうめ
kōbai, beniume
- red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
白梅 , しらうめ, はくばい
shiraume, hakubai
- white plum blossoms; white Japanese apricot; white-blossomed plum
松竹梅 , しょうちくばい
shōchikubai
- pine, bamboo and plum (together an auspicious grouping)
- high, middle, and low ranking
塩梅 , 按排 , 按配 , 案 , あんばい
anbai
- seasoning; flavour; flavor
- condition; state; situation
- arrangement; assignment; adjustment
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