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

風ろ上がりに梅酒を開けると、一本飲み切るまで止まりません。

When I open a can of ume wine after taking a bath, I can't stop until I've finished it.

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?

よっしゃ〜花金だ〜。今夜の自家製梅酒が待ち遠しい。

Thank God it’s Friday! I’m looking forward to drinking homemade plum wine tonight.

Kanji Composition