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受け皿 (うけざら, ukezara) Japanese meaning: saucer | Kotomora
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I carried the coffee cup on a saucer.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 の 受う け 皿ざら a saucer for (a cup, etc.)
The teacup came with a pretty saucer.
〈 組そ 織しき 〉 の 受う け 皿ざら を 務つと める to serve as the receiving body for (an organization, movement, etc.)
That organization serves as the receiving body for supporting the unemployed.
〈 事こと 〉 の 受う け 皿ざら がない there is no receiving structure/system for (an issue, need, etc.)
The new policy has no receiving system in place, so it isn't functioning well.
Expressions 受う け 皿ざら となる act as a receptacle; receive; take on; host Kanji 受 accept, undergo, answer (phone) Related words 皿 is the general word for a plate or dish, while 受け皿 specifically means the small saucer placed under a cup or, figuratively, an entity that receives a role or responsibility.
受け入れ先 is a more formal, institutional term for the party that accepts or hosts something, whereas 受け皿 is used more broadly and often more figuratively.
ソーサー is the katakana loanword for a saucer used with a teacup, while 受け皿 is the native Japanese term with the same literal meaning plus a figurative sense.
Written forms 受う け 皿ざら Usage 93%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and common usage.
受うけ 皿ざら Usage 7%
Simplified variant without okurigana; less common but still encountered.
Etymology Compound of 受け (uke, 'receiving') + 皿 (sara, 'plate'). The literal meaning 'receiving plate' extends metaphorically to any entity that receives or takes over something.
