Keyword
dish
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig1555
Readings
さら
(78%)
ざら
(21%)
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 (38 in total)
blood
warm (to the touch)
steal
a heap of
Used in vocabulary (75 in total)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
plate; dish
Examples (103 in total)
I silently pulled the plate closer.
It seems the plates are being carried.
I pulled the plate, but it won't come off.
I took out the plates and arranged them on the table.
When you finish eating, the next course comes out.
Once I've finally finished taking the orders, I start clearing away the empty plates.
I ate two whole plates of curry.
There was a plate on my head.
What is on the plate is a round, white food.
If you take the shop's plates out, you'll get told off.
Sakura reaches her hand into the back of the shelf and takes out a plate, saying "Heigh-ho."
The cat is lapping up the milk from the dish.
I put a few beans on the plate and eat one first to show them.
The plate is spinning.
An empty plate is on the wooden table.
Put the plates on the top shelf, okay?
Well then, I'll go clear the plates.
There is still cake left on everyone's plates.
May I clear away the plates you've finished with?
Dishes of food are brought in one after another.
His plate was almost empty.
I dropped a plate and chipped it a little.
The woman dropped the plate, and all the food was scattered on the floor.
In a fit of anger, I hurled a plate against the wall.
A silver lid is placed on the plate, and the inside cannot be seen.
Could I have three plates for sharing, please?
I bought a plate with a gold pattern on a white background.
I poured a little soy sauce into a small dish.
Well then, please put the plates I've dried back on the shelf.
I'll sweep the floor while you wash the dishes.
Wash the dishes.
My sister dropped her plate on the floor.
She was washing the dishes then.
She arranged the dishes on the table.
She took some meat from the plate.
I need a plate.
I've already washed the dishes.
My job is to wash dishes.
I have already washed the dishes.
I helped her wash dishes.
I helped my mother wash the dishes.
We bought a camera, a clock and some dishes in that store.
We must wash all these dirty plates.
The plate slipped from her hand and crashed to the floor.
She likes the design on the plate.
The dog licked the plate with its tongue.
Which side of the plate is the spoon supposed to be on?
My housework is to wash the dishes.
She removed the dishes from the table.
The plate is dirty.
Have you washed the dishes?
I'll wash the dishes.
Do you want me to help you wash the dishes?
Will you help me wash the dishes?
This plate is broken.
This plate is chipped.
This plate is dirty.
Can you help me wash these dishes?
Do you have a bowl for soup?
Bring some plates from the kitchen.
Her work is to wash the dishes.
I'll use the new plates.
Mother told me to put away the dishes.
The waiter brought a new plate.
Bring me a clean plate and take the dirty one away.
You need not wash the dishes after meals.
She washed the dishes, then she dried them.
Will you put the dishes away in the cupboard?
Which plate should I serve sashimi on?
Please give me an ashtray.
Tom sang a song while he washed the dishes.
The plate is made of plastic.
Kissing a person who smokes is like licking an ashtray.
After supper, I washed the dishes.
I washed the dishes after supper.
I'll help my mother wash the dishes after supper.
Fold the napkins and put one by each plate.
Tom always leaves dirty dishes in the sink.
I have just washed all the dishes.
Please wash the dishes.
All you have to do is wash the dishes.
Tom is in the kitchen, washing dishes.
Tom does the dishes every night.
Bob was washing the dishes at that time.
The girl didn't like to wash dishes.
She was washing the dishes.
My father often washes the dishes.
I watched TV after I washed the dishes.
I don't want to wash the dishes.
Can you help me wash the dishes?
My robot will prepare meals, clean, wash dishes, and perform other household tasks.
Go and help wash the dishes.
This plate has a crack.
Tom didn't eat everything on his plate.
If you cook, I'll wash the dishes.
She pouted when she was told to wash the dishes.
Please place the cup on the saucer.
The dishes can be washed in half an hour.
Our picnic plates are made of plastic.
Ten paper plates cost one dollar.
The flat, dish-shaped bone in front of the knee joint is called the patella.
The Imari porcelain plate that my father cherished was quite heavy.
He made his sister a nice pen tray.