Uraume - Uraume

Japanese: 裏梅 - うらうめ

〘Noun〙① The name of the color of layered kimono . The front is white and the back is safflower ( Shozoku Iroi (1778)). Used at the beginning of spring. White plum. ② Plum blossoms facing backwards. *Haiku poem, Gyodai Kushu (1809), Vol. 1: "When the fire is lit, the plum blossoms can be easily seen on the back." ③ One of the crests. A stylized design of plum blossoms from the back. *Kabuki, Tsukue Edo Koude Tatsuhin (Ude no Kisaburo) (1863), Second Act: "The plum blossoms on the back are the standard crest of Oteru-dono."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 襲(かさね)の色目の名。表は白、裏は蘇芳(すおう)のもの（装束色彙（1778））。春の始めに用いる。しらうめ。② うしろむきの梅の花。※俳諧・暁台句集（1809）上「火ともせばうら梅がちに見ゆるなり」③ 紋所の一つ。梅花を裏面から図案化した形。※歌舞伎・茲江戸小腕達引（腕の喜三郎）（1863）中幕「裏梅はお照どのが定紋」

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