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梅 = 毎 + 木

梅 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “plum”. It is built from 毎 (every) and 木 (tree). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 499.

Keyword
plum
RTK frame
499
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
バイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うめ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
слив
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
梅 plums

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 毎 every
  2. 木 tree

How to find 梅 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “every” + “tree”. 梅 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 梅 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.