皿 (さら, sara) Japanese meaning: plate

皿 (さら, sara) Japanese meaning: plate | Kotomora

Grammar

食しょっ器きN3sense 1
食器 is the broad category word for all tableware (plates, bowls, chopsticks, cups), while 皿 refers specifically to a flat plate or dish.
受うけ皿ざら
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.
プレート
皿 is the everyday Japanese word for a plate or dish, while プレート is often used for Western-style or specialized flat items.
小こ皿ざら

お皿さらpolite 丁寧語N5sense 1
お皿 adds the polite prefix お and is the everyday, softer way to say 皿, especially when talking to or in front of others.

円えん盤ばんN1
皿 refers specifically to a plate or dish used for eating, whereas 円盤 refers to a flat disc shape in general (like a discus, UFO, or CD) and is never used for tableware.
枚まいN3
皿 counts platefuls of food or the dishes themselves in everyday speech, while 枚 counts the physical plate as a flat object and, in some food contexts, servings like soba.

客きゃくN4
Trade counter for serving sets — cups or bowls with their stands.
枚まいN3
For thin, flat things — sheets, plates, boards, and unstructured garments like shirts.
揃そろえ
Counts matched sets — tableware, tools, bedding, clothing.
枚まい組ぐみ
Counts sets of N flat items (5枚組 = a set of five plates or discs).

皿さらUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling for plate, dish, and counter uses.
サラUsage14%
さらUsage3%
盤さら
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 皿 is overwhelmingly preferred.

The kanji 皿 is a pictograph of a shallow dish or plate. The reading さら is native Japanese.