Ume
Japanese Plum
noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
The reading is the same as what you learned with the kanji. It's also the same as the meaning of the kanji / vocab, though you can think of this as Japanese plum as well if you want.
梅の花がさき始めました。
Japanese plum trees started to bloom.
「こんなにたくさんの梅の実、どうしたの？」「今日、梅園に行ってきたんだよ。」
"Where did you get this many ume?" "I visited an ume orchard today."
給料日が来たら、一粒一万円もする高級梅干を買ってあげるよ。
As soon as payday comes, I’ll buy the high grade, pickled Japanese plums that costs 10,000 yen a piece.