梅

うめ
plum
plum-tree
lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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うめ【梅】

ume〖C〗

Japanese apricot

〖C〗〔植〕ウメ(の木)

*plum

〖C〗［俗用的に］ ウメ.

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うめ【梅】

1 【植】 〔バラ科の落葉低木; 中国原産の観賞植物･果樹〕 an ume tree; a mume; a Japanese apricot; Prunus mume; 〔実〕 a mume; a Japanese apricot.

●梅に鶯(_うぐいす) a bush warbler in a blossoming ume tree; an auspicious match [pair].

●梅の花 an ume [a Japanese apricot] flower [blossom]

・梅の名所 a place noted for its ume [Japanese apricot] garden [blossoms].

2 〔三つの等級のうちの一番下〕 the lowest in importance of three things of the same order [grade]. [⇒まつ¹, たけ²]

梅暦 ume blossoms as harbingers of spring [a sign of the arrival of spring].

梅酒 ume brandy [liqueur].

梅酢 ume vinegar.

梅漬け 〔漬けた梅〕 a pickled ume; 〔梅酢漬け〕 sliced radish [turnip, ginger, etc.] pickled in ume vinegar.

梅林 ＝ばいりん.

梅醤(_びしお) sweetened ume [plum] paste.

梅干し 〔梅の塩漬け〕 a pickled ume [plum].

梅干し飴 a kind of candy that resembles an umeboshi both in shape and size.