# 梅 — Ume

Frequency rank 1395 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 覧 (Look At), less common than 皿 (Plate).

- On’yomi: ばい
- Kun’yomi: うめ
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

A tree on the left stands next to a gun aimed at a window on the right — under this tree grows an ume plum, and someone shoots through the window to grab it.

In words:

- 梅 うめ — plum,plum-tree,lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
- 梅雨 つゆ — rainy season,rain during the rainy season
- 梅干 うめぼし — dried plum

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