お皿(さら)

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

Forms

お (polite prefix) + 皿(さら) (plate)

Counter

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

Common verbs

• お皿(さら)を洗(あら)う: to wash dishes
• お皿(さら)を並(なら)べる: to set the table
• お皿(さら)に盛(も)る: to serve on a plate
• お皿(さら)を片付(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
• 取(と)り皿(ざら): individual serving plate

Related tableware

茶碗(ちゃわん) (rice bowl), 箸(はし) (chopsticks), コップ (cup)