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Where does “梅干” come from?

梅干 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 梅干し, from Japanese 梅, from Old Japanese 梅, from Middle Chinese 梅.

梅干 (Japanese): Alternative spelling of 梅干し: a Japanese pickled...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of 梅干し: a Japanese pickled...

Ancestry of “梅干”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese梅干しumeboshi: salt-dried or pickled Japanese ume ;...
2Japanese梅the Japanese plum or apricot, "Prunus mume"; a...
3Old Japanese梅—
4Middle Chinese梅—

Words derived from “梅干”

  • umeboshi
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