noun
General word for a flat dish or plate; also used for disc-shaped objects like a phonograph record.
See also: お皿
お皿をテーブルに並べてください。
Please set the plates on the table.
この皿は割れやすいから気をつけて。
This plate breaks easily, so be careful.
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
Used as a counter or suffix for servings of food or dishes in a meal.
カレーを二皿ください。
Two servings of curry, please.
彼は一皿目をあっという間に平らげた。
He finished the first course in no time.
noun
kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
Metalinguistic use: refers to the kanji radical 皿 when it appears at the bottom of characters like 盆 or 盛.
「盆」や「盛」の下の部分は皿という部首です。
The bottom part of characters like 盆 and 盛 is the radical called 皿.
Polite prefix form of 皿, commonly used in everyday speech for plates and dishes.
The kanji 皿 is a pictograph of a shallow dish or plate. The reading さら is native Japanese.