皿 – dish, a helping, plate

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The kanji 皿 means dish, a helping, plate. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ベイ (bei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is さら (sara). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 皿 (no. 108).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ベイ	bei
Kun’yomi	さら	sara

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 皿 (Kangxi radical 108).

Words using 皿

灰皿はいざらashtrayお皿おさらplate皿さらplate

Example sentences

その缶は灰皿の代わりになる。

The can will do for an ashtray.

Tatoeba #211587

給仕は新しいお皿を持ってきた。

The waiter brought a new plate.

Tatoeba #182363

あなたが皿を洗っている間に、私は床を掃除します。

I'll sweep the floor while you wash the dishes.

Tatoeba #234061

Kanji with the same radical

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