梅 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 梅 mean?
Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
What's the image of 梅?
How to read 梅?
Kunyomi... うめ/ume
Onyomi... バイ/bai
jinmeikun... me,
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
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| type | common-use kanji |
| unicode | 6885 梅 (For HTML use) |
梅 / related names
- Name:
- kome
- Katakana:
- コウメ
- Kanji:
- 小梅
- Meaning:
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- 小Small. Little. Small in number or quantity. Trivial. Insignificant. Unimportant. Young person. Underestimate the ability. To treat lightly. A word used to humble oneself.
- 梅Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
- Name:
- ume
- Katakana:
- ウメ
- Name:
- ome
- Katakana:
- オウメ
- Kanji:
- 青梅
- Meaning:
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- 青Blue. A general term for blue, such as indigo and navy blue. A metaphor for youthfulness. Immaturity.
- 梅Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
- Name:
- meru
- Katakana:
- メル
- Kanji:
- 梅琉
- Meaning:
-
- 梅Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
- 琉Ruri(lapis lazuli). Name of a gemstone. A deep blue to indigo-colored gemstone. One of the seven treasures.
- Name:
- umeka
- Katakana:
- ウメカ
- Kanji:
- 梅花
- Meaning:
-
- 梅Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
- 花Flowers. Something shaped like a flower. A metaphor for something as beautiful or gorgeous as a flower. Honor. To be excellent.
- Name:
- yukime
- Katakana:
- ユキメ
- Kanji:
- 雪梅
- Meaning:
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- 雪Snow. A metaphor for something as white as snow. To cleanse.
- 梅Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
- Name:
- ume
- Katakana:
- ウメ
- Kanji:
- 梅芽
- Meaning:
-
- 梅Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
- 芽A bud. To sprout. A sign that something will happen. Something that is newly born and will grow in the future.
- Name:
- tsuyu
- Katakana:
- ツユ
- Kanji:
- 梅雨
- Meaning:
-
- 梅Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
- 雨Rain. Something that pours down like rain.
- Name:
- yume
- Katakana:
- ユメ
- Kanji:
- 有梅
- Meaning:
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- 有To exist. To have. To keep. To hold on to. Also. In addition to. Wealth. Property.
- 梅Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
- Name:
- kome
- Katakana:
- コウメ
- Kanji:
- 心梅
- Meaning:
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- 心Mind. Spirit. Feelings. Thoughts. Heart. Chest. Center. The center of things. Important things. The point.
- 梅Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
- Name:
- ome
- Katakana:
- オウメ
- Kanji:
- 桜梅
- Meaning:
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- 桜Cherry blossom. A small deciduous tree of the rose family. The language of this flower is "spiritual beauty" and "a good education".
- 梅Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
- Name:
- kome
- Katakana:
- コウメ
- Kanji:
- 乎梅
- Meaning:
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- 乎A word that expresses admiration. Words of call. Words expressing a place, an object, or a comparison
- 梅Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
- Name:
- kome
- Katakana:
- コウメ
- Kanji:
- 紅梅
- Meaning:
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- 紅Red color. Bright red color. The color of safflower. Pigment made from safflower. A word that refers to women.
- 梅Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
- Name:
- himeko
- Katakana:
- ヒメコ
- Kanji:
- 緋梅子
- Meaning:
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- 緋Scarlet. Dark red. Red colored silk.
- 梅Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
- 子Children
- Name:
- umeko
- Katakana:
- ウメコ
- Name:
- ume
- Katakana:
- ウメ
- Kanji:
- 卯梅
- Meaning:
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- 卯Rabbit. Fourth of the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac. As the hour of the rabbit, 5:00 to 7:00 a.m. or 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. The direction of the east.
- 梅Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
- Name:
- ayame
- Katakana:
- アヤメ
- Kanji:
- 采梅
- Meaning:
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- 采Coloration. Beautiful colors. A figure or appearance. To choose. Dice.
- 梅Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
- Name:
- umeno
- Katakana:
- ウメノ
- Kanji:
- 梅乃
- Meaning:
-
- 梅Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
- 乃In other words. For that reason. So. A long time ago. In the past. You. A second-person pronoun for a person of equal or inferior status. The word for "no" is used in particles.
- Name:
- meiko
- Katakana:
- メイコ
- Kanji:
- 梅衣子
- Meaning:
-
- 梅Plum tree. A deciduous tree of the rose family, and its fruit. One of the family crests. The season when the plum fruit ripens. Refers to the grade (pine, bamboo, plum). The language of this flower is "Keep your promise", "fidelity" and "beauty and longevity".
- 衣A garment. Something to wear. A jacket. Something to cover the outside.
- 子Children
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