10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N1

plum

Kun'yomi
  • Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) ②lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
On'yomi
  • バイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

うめ 97.9%
バイ 2.1%

Character Breakdown

plum
うめ バイ (4th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
every
マイ ごと つね (2nd, N5)
person(人) variant
do not, must not, be not
ブ ム はは (Kentei 1)

Common Words

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) ②lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
plum-blossom viewing
Japanese apricot
plum vinegar
plum blossoms (as a harbinger of spring)
white plum blossoms
era during early 1900s dominated by the grand champions Hitachiyama and Umegatani II
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References

Unicode hex code 6885
JIS X 0208 1-39-63
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2258
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2666
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 925
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1159
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 626
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 833
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 460
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 499
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1009
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1374
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1162
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14795P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1689
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1734
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1856
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1436
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 592
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 555
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 969
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1096
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 470
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a6.27
Four corner code 4895.7
De Roo Code 1847