(さら)

おさら
noun
plate, dish
1. plate, dish
A flat container for serving food.
(さら)(あら)う。
To wash the dishes.
(しろ)いお(さら)料理(りょうり)()る。
To serve food on a white plate.
(さら)()ってしまった。
I accidentally broke the plate.
(さら)料理(りょうり)(なら)べた。
I arranged the food on the plates.
食事(しょくじ)のあと、子供(こども)たちがお(さら)(あら)ってくれた。
After the meal, the children washed the dishes for me.

(さら) is (さら) (plate/dish) with the polite prefix お, commonly used in everyday speech.

WORD FORMATION:
お (polite prefix) + (さら) (plate)

COUNTER:
(まい) for flat objects: 一枚(いちまい)二枚(にまい)

COMMON VERBS:

  • (さら)(あら)う: to wash dishes
  • (さら)(なら)べる: to set the table
  • (さら)()る: to serve on a plate
  • (さら)片付(かたづ)ける: to clear the dishes

TYPES OF DISHES:

  • 大皿(おおざら): large plate/platter
  • 小皿(こざら): small plate
  • ()(ざら): individual serving plate

RELATED TABLEWARE:
茶碗(ちゃわん) (rice bowl), (はし) (chopsticks), コップ (cup)