皿
皿 — Dish
dish, a helping, plate
On’yomiベイ (bei)
Kun’yomiさら (sara)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 皿
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皿 | さら sara | plate; dish; platter |
| 受け皿 | うけざら ukezara | saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds) |
| 灰皿 | はいざら haizara | ashtray |
| 皿洗い | さらあらい saraarai | washing-up; dish-washing |
| 小皿 | こざら kozara | small plate; small dish |
Study notes
皿 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1812 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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