皿(さら)

さら
noun
plate, dish
1. plate, dish
A flat, typically round container used for serving or eating food. Can refer to the dish itself or the food served on it.
皿(さら)を洗(あら)ってください。
Please wash the dishes.
白(しろ)い皿(さら)がきれいですね。
The white plate is pretty, isn't it?
この皿(さら)は熱(あつ)いですから、気(き)をつけてください。
This plate is hot, so please be careful.
食(た)べ物(もの)を皿(さら)に並(なら)べてください。
Please arrange the food on the plate.
食(た)べ終(お)わったら、皿(さら)を台所(だいどころ)に持(も)って行(い)ってください。
When you finish eating, please take the plates to the kitchen.

皿(さら) refers to flat dishes used for serving food. Can mean both the plate itself and a serving of food.

POLITE FORM:
Often used with polite prefix お: お皿(さら)

COUNTER:

Plates are counted with 枚(まい):

  • 一枚(いちまい)のお皿(さら): one plate
  • お皿(さら)二枚(にまい): two plates

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • お皿(さら)を洗(あら)う: to wash dishes
  • お皿(さら)に盛(も)る: to serve on a plate
  • 一皿(ひとさら): one dish/serving

COMPOUNDS:

  • 皿洗(さらあら)い: dishwashing
  • 大皿(おおざら): large serving plate
  • 小皿(こざら): small plate (for soy sauce, etc.)
  • 灰皿(はいざら): ashtray
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Added 2026.1.7 21:50 · Revised 2026.2.19 11:53
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