(medicine) an unripe Japanese ume that has been smoked over a fire until black, used as a pigment and in traditional medicines to treat inflammation of the throat

love (in both senses of loving a friend or family member and a partner romantically) / very (most) favorite

the Japanese plum or apricot, Prunus mume / a white plum blossom, as opposed to 紅梅 (kōbai, “red plum blossom”) / the lowest of a three-level rank system

a female given name / a surname

(archaic, obsolete) the Japanese plum or apricot, Prunus mume

(usually in Chinese contexts) the Japanese plum or apricot, Prunus mume / (historical, colloquial) Synonym of 天神 (tenjin): the second-highest ranked prostitute in Edo-period Kamigata, below the 大夫 (tayū)

plum / Short for 梅雨 (baiu): East Asian rainy season / Short for 梅毒 (baidoku): syphilis

a surname

plum

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me