梅 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「木」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「木」
- On
- バイ
- Kun
- うめ
- Meaning
- plum, Japanese apricot (ume)
Origin
A phono-semantic character with 木 (tree) and 毎 as the sound, meaning the plum (ume) tree.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| バイ | 梅園・梅雨・紅梅 |
|---|---|
| うめ | 梅・梅見・梅酒 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 梅雨つゆ
rainy season
- 梅林ばいりん
plum grove
Example
六月は梅雨の季節だ。
June is the rainy season.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)