# 梅 — plum; ume

梅 means “plum; ume”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: バイ (bai). Kun'yomi: うめ (ume). You'll see it in words such as 梅 (ume, “Japanese apricot; Japanese plum”).

- Meaning: plum; ume
- On'yomi: バイ (bai)
- Kun'yomi: うめ (ume)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 2

## How to remember 梅

Parts: 木 tree · 毎 every

## Words with 梅

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 梅 | うめ (ume) | Japanese apricot; Japanese plum |

## Don't confuse it with

[海](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/sea/) · [敏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/agile/) · [侮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mock/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 2” set

[麻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hemp/) · [柳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/willow/) · [茂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grow-thick/) · [繁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lush/) · [梅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plum/) · [桜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cherry-tree/) · [菊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chrysanthemum/) · [芳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fragrant/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plum/. Last updated 2026-11-01.