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N3 Noun

(うめ)Japanese apricot (Prunus mume), Chinese plum, lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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    1. Noun

      1.

      Japanese apricot (Prunus mume), Japanese plum, ume, Chinese plum

    2. Noun

      2.

      lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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    梅 【うめ】梅 【むめ】楳 【うめ】楳 【むめ】ウメ

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      (うめ)(さくら)、どちらが()きですか?

      Which do you prefer, plum blossoms or cherry blossoms?

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      (うめ)(はな)(しろ)(あわ)(あか)赤色(あかいろ)である。

      Plum blossoms are white, pale pink, or red in color.

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      「なんで(うめ)(きら)いなの?」「だって()っぱいんだもん!」

      ‘Why don't you like plums?’ ‘Because they're sour!’

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      まだ(さくら)()いていないのなら、それより(はや)()(うめ)()()くといい。

      If cherry blossoms haven't bloomed yet, it's a good idea to go see the early-blooming plum blossoms.

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      この書物(しょもつ)(ただ)しければ、(うめ)(ふる)くから庭木(にわき)として植栽(しょくさい)されていたという(こと)です。

      If this book is correct, it says that plums have been cultivated as garden trees since ancient times.

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