皿
dish, a helping, plate
Readings
On'yomi
- ベイ
Kun'yomi
- さら
Meaning
皿 centers on a flat container for food: a dish, plate, or a helping served on one.
Most common words using 皿
20 of 55- 皿さらN4
plate; dish; platter; disc
- 灰皿はいざらN5
ashtray
- 受け皿うけざら
saucer
- 皿洗いさらあらい
washing-up; dish-washing
- 大皿おおざら
large plate; platter
- 小皿こざら
small plate; small dish
- 木皿きざら
wooden plate
- お皿おさらN5
plate; dish
- グラタン皿グラタンざら
gratin dish
- スープ皿スープざら
soup plate; soup bowl
- パン皿パンざら
plate for bread
- ペトリ皿ペトリざら
Petri dish
- ペン皿ペンざら
pen tray
- 一皿ひとさら
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
- 中皿ちゅうざら
medium-sized dish
- 丸皿まるざら
round plate
- 二皿ふたさら
two plates; two helpings; two servings
- 位置皿いちざら
place plate
- 取り皿とりざら
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
- 受け皿となるうけざらとなる
to act as a receptacle; to receive; to take on; to host
Study
Etymology
皿 is a pictograph of a shallow dish or plate, with the modern form preserving the basic outline of a container with a flat base and raised sides.
Meaning mnemonic
The shape looks like a shallow dish with a flat bottom and slightly raised edges, ready to hold food.
Reading mnemonic
For ベイ, imagine a bay leaf resting on a dish: bay -> ベイ, and the leaf sits on the plate.