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jmdict 1473460 Active (id: 1977103)
[ichi1,news1,nf07]
うめ [ichi1,news1,nf07] むめ [ok] ウメ (nokanji)
1. [n]
▶ Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
▶ Japanese plum
▶ ume
▶ Chinese plum
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2687300 落梅【らくばい】 1. fallen ume blossoms; fallen ume fruit
  ⇐ see: 2400190 野梅【やばい】 1. wild Japanese apricot
  ⇐ see: 1714780 寒梅【かんばい】 1. plum tree which blossoms in winter; early-flowering plum tree; early plum blossoms
  ⇐ see: 1473520 梅酒【うめしゅ】 1. ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
  ⇐ see: 2400200 紅筆【べにふで】 2. benifude (variety of Japanese apricot)
  ⇐ see: 1783220 梅園【ばいえん】 1. Japanese apricot orchard; plum orchard; plum garden; ume orchard
2. [n]
▶ lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 1422230 竹【たけ】 2. middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
  ⇔ see: 1349860 松【まつ】 2. highest (of a three-tier ranking system)



History:
5. A 2018-04-19 13:38:42  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -35,0 +36,2 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="1422230">竹・たけ・2</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1349860">松・まつ・2</xref>
4. A 2018-04-19 11:42:48  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Sense 2 is from GG5. See the 松 entry.
3. A* 2018-04-19 09:33:45  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5
http://eol.org/pages/628584/names/common_names
  Comments:
It is frequently referred to as just "plum" or just 
"Japanese plum", even if it isn't technically correct.
_
Sense 2 is not in GG5 or daij (though they have another 
couple of entries). Erroneous?
  Diff:
@@ -29,0 +30,2 @@
+<gloss>Japanese plum</gloss>
+<gloss>ume</gloss>
2. A 2011-07-19 21:23:59  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2011-07-19 21:03:48  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
wiki
  Comments:
not really a plum (gg5 doesn't even have "plum" as a gloss)
  Diff:
@@ -20,0 +20,4 @@
+<reb>むめ</reb>
+<re_inf>&ok;</re_inf>
+</r_ele>
+<r_ele>
@@ -25,3 +29,2 @@
-<gloss>plum</gloss>
-<gloss>Japanese apricot</gloss>
-<gloss>prunus mume</gloss>
+<gloss>Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)</gloss>
+<gloss>Chinese plum</gloss>

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