Keyword
dish
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
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
small dish
large plate; platter
washing-up; dish-washing
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
plate; dish (of food)
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
paper plate; paper tray
deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
soup plate; soup bowl
wooden plate
open one's eyes wide; with eyes open like saucers
bowl (of a pipe); fire grate; censer; flash pan (of a muzzle-loading gun); priming pan
decorative plate; palette; pallet
to act as a receptacle; to receive; to take on; to host
plate-spinning trick; plate spinner
round plate
flat part of the top of the cranium; plate-like depression on the top of a kappa's head
ornamental plate
ice tray; ice-cube tray
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
medium-sized dish
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
balance; scales
small, deep dish; dice cup
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
sara udon; Nagasaki dish of fried noodles with cabbage and other toppings
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
small plates for individual helpings of food
to act as a receptacle; to receive; to take on; to host
balance; scales
sara udon; Nagasaki dish of fried noodles with cabbage and other toppings
small plates for individual helpings of food
platter; serving plate; (arch.) crown of the head
chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle; Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle; Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
plate for compounding condiments; small dish for serving condiments
countersunk screw
countersunk screw
shallow bowl
sawachi ryōri; assorted cold food served on a large plate
holding food over one's hand
ceramic plate
bowl; plate; dish
Belleville washer
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.