Vocabulary

What does 梅干し (うめぼし, umeboshi) mean?

梅干し (うめぼし, umeboshi) means umeboshi, pickled plum.

Quick facts
Readingうめぼし
Romajiumeboshi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
うめぼし
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonumeboshi

umeboshi, pickled plum

  1. 1noun umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum

Example sentences

  • Umeboshi are sour and salty.

  • I put a pickled plum inside the rice ball.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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