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梅 means 'plum tree'
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13
Fruit Basket
桑 桃 梅 柿

33
The Inevitable Storm
嵐 稲 梅 雷

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 梅 is used 4 times, read 2 ways. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 梅 is used 67 times, read 2 ways. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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noun
1. pine, bamboo and plum (together an auspicious grouping)2. high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower; first, second and third (class) (from 松 down to 梅)
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noun
1. Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Chinese plum2. lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word.
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noun
1. rainy season (in Japan from early June to mid-July)2. rain during the rainy season
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An additional one less common word includes 梅 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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