常陸梅時代

ひたちうめじだい

era during early 1900s dominated by the grand champions hitachiyama and umegatani ii

常陸

Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)

常陸風土記

ひたちふどき

Hitachi Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Hitachi province; approx. 720 CE)

常陸国風土記

ひたちのくにふどき

Hitachi Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Hitachi province; approx. 720 CE)

梅

うめ むめ ウメ

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume), Chinese plum

陸

りく おか

land, shore

梅鼠

うめねず

grayish pink, rose grey

梅肉

ばいにく

shredded dried plum, plum pulp

栗梅

くりうめ

deep brown color

梅園

ばいえん

plum garden or orchard

盆梅

ぼんばい

plum bonsai

白梅

しらうめ はくばい

white plum blossoms, white Japanese apricot, white-blossomed plum

梅酢

うめず

plum vinegar, (salted) plum juice

緋梅

ひばい

Hibai Japanese apricot

寒梅

かんばい

plum tree which blossoms in winter, early-flowering plum tree

梅林

ばいりん

ume (plum) grove

観梅

かんばい かんうめ

plum blossom viewing

梅霖

ばいりん

rainy season

早梅

そうばい

early-blooming plum tree