うめ
ume

Noun

1. Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; Chinese plum

うめ はな今週 こんしゅう見頃 みごろです。
umeno hanawa konshūga migorodesu.
The plum blossoms are at their best this week.
Noun

2. lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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