JLPT N2 · 5 strokes
Kanji 皿: "dish, a helping, plate"
The kanji 皿 means "dish, a helping, plate". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ベイ in on'yomi and さら in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ベイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さら
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | dish, a helping, plate |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 1812 of 2,501 |
Common words with 皿
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 皿plate; dish; platter; disc · serving; helping; course
- お皿plate; dish
- 灰皿ashtray
- 小皿small plate; small dish
- 大皿large plate; platter
- 皿洗いwashing-up; dish-washing
- 受け皿saucer · person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
- 一皿one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
- 取り皿individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
- 紙皿paper plate; paper tray
- 深皿deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen
- 毒を食らわば皿までonce you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
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