お皿(さら)

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

WORD FORMATION:
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)