Word of the Day: 梅の花

Today's word of the day is:

梅の花 or Plum blossoms are different from Sakura aka Cherry Blossoms. Plum blossoms comes in different shades of pink (dark pink and light pink), white, and yellow. The petals are different as well. It's rounder and have at least 5 petals. The aroma of these flowers are a sweet and flowery scent, similar to Bath and Body works Sweet Pea but a bit lighter. (IDK that's how I describe it)

The plum blossoms have different meanings behind them: Spring's arrival, Protection, and Good health. There is a festival every year in Kangawa called the Odawara Ume Festival, if interested you can google it for more info.

Breakdown

The image above shows you how to write the kanji! It is pronounced as うめ. For this kanji, we use the kunyomi form. It means plum or apricot. The fruit of the blossoms tend to be eaten when its been dried or pickled. Health Benefits of Umeboshi

This is how you write の. When it is between two nouns, it generally means that the first noun is possessive over the second noun.

This kanji means flower. It is pronounced as はな, which is the Kunyonmi reading.

All of my images came from the Wiki Kana or the mandarin dictionary (http://www.strokeorder.info/mandarin.php?q=花). Just for those that dont know, Kanji is written the same way as Chinese characters. However, their meanings and pronunciation is slightly different :) if you feel uncomfortable with it then you can also use the Japanese Kanji Dictionary( https://nihongoichiban.com/2011/04/09/jlpt-kanji-花/). Also the lovely plum blossom photos are from google images.

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Any questions? Ask below :) I hope you guys enjoyed this one as well! I will post another one later today. Sorry for posting this one late.

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Sources if you are interested and want to know more about Plum Blossoms: 1 || 2 || 3 ||