Keyword
dish
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1555
Readings
さら
(79%)
ざら
(20%)
Mnemonic

A sideways pictograph of one of those racks that is used for dishwashing, signifying a dish you'd use to eat your dinner on. This one can hold three dish plates.

Used in kanji (35 in total)
blood
warm (to the touch)
a heap of
steal
Used in vocabulary (61 in total)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
plate; dish
Examples (74 in total)
I'll sweep the floor while you wash the dishes.
Wash the dishes.
My sister dropped her plate on the floor.