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Kotomora

皿

dish, a helping, plate

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 3FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes5

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

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  • 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

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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.