お皿(さら)

おさら
noun
plate, dish
tool
1. plate, dish
A flat container for serving food.
お皿(さら)を洗(あら)う。
To wash the dishes.
白(しろ)いお皿(さら)に料理(りょうり)を盛(も)る。
To serve food on a white plate.
お皿(さら)を割(わ)ってしまった。
I accidentally broke the plate.
お皿(さら)に料理(りょうり)を並(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)たちがお皿(さら)を洗(あら)ってくれた。
After the meal, the children washed the dishes for me.

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

Counting patterns

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

Common collocations

Types

Related words

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

Related Words

Related: 皿(さら) (plate (without polite prefix))
Related: 大皿(おおざら) (large plate, platter)
Related: 小皿(こざら) (small plate)
Related: 取(と)り皿(ざら) (individual serving plate)
Related: 茶碗(ちゃわん) (rice bowl)
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Added 2026.1.11 18:50 · Revised 2026.10.6 3:58
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