Meaning

Primary

Ume Wine

Alternatives

Plum Wine, Plum Liquor, Umeshu

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Alcohol that comes from ume is ume wine. It can also be called plum wine or plum liquor. If you're of age give it a taste, it's quite nice!

Reading

うめしゅ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is just the readings of the kanji that you learned. How about a toast to easy to read words!

Context

Context Sentences

梅酒みたいでおいしい!

It's delicious, like plum wine!

日本では、電車の中で梅酒を飲んでもいいんですか?

Is that okay to drink plum wine on the trains in Japan?

彼はいつもビールの後に、梅酒ロックを注文します。

He always orders plum wine on the rocks after beer.

Kanji Composition