noun
ashtray
A container used for cigarette ash and cigarette butts. Neutral everyday noun.
テーブルの上に灰皿が置いてある。
There is an ashtray on the table.
吸い殻は灰皿に捨ててください。
Please put cigarette butts in the ashtray.
Transparent compound of 灰, 'ash', and 皿, 'dish' or 'plate', referring to a dish-like container for ash.