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Meanings
Noun
1. plate; dish; platter; disc
Noun
Suffix
Counter
2. serving; helping; course
Noun
3. kanji radical 108 (at the bottom) (皿, as in 盆, 盛, etc.)
Other spellings
皿さら
Kanji in other spellings
皿dish
Pitch accent
さら
Used in vocabulary
受うけ皿ざら
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
Noun
皿さら洗あらい
washing-up; dish-washing
Noun
皿さら回まわし
plate-spinning trick; plate spinner
Noun
時計とけい皿ざら
watch glass
Noun
飾かざり皿ざら
ornamental plate
Noun
蒸じょう発はつ皿ざら
evaporating dish
Noun
手て塩しお皿ざら
small plate
Noun
取とり皿ざら
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
Noun
銘めい々めい皿ざら
small plates for individual helpings of food
Noun
製せい氷ひょう皿ざら
ice tray; ice-cube tray
Noun
石せっ鹸けん皿ざら
soap-dish
Noun
菓か子し皿ざら
cake dish
Noun
Examples65
I'll sweep the floor while you wash the dishes.
She took some meat from the plate.
She set the tray down on the table.
My sister dropped her plate on the floor.
The plate is made of plastic.
These dishes don't retain heat very well.