JLPT N3 · Noun

皿 (sara)

皿 (さら, sara) is a Japanese noun meaning “plate; dish”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
さら
Romaji
sara
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. plate; dish; platter; disc · noun
  2. serving; helping; course · noun, suffix noun, counter
  3. kanji radical 108 (at the bottom) · noun · 皿, as in 盆, 盛, etc.

Example sentences

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.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 皿

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 皿.

Source: JMdict entry 1299680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.