皿
Plate
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| n/i | さら | 皿 |
Meaning: n/i
The plate kanji and the plate are exactly the same, like two matching pieces of china.
If you know your radicals, you know your kanji too.
Reading: さら
There’s no on’yomi reading, but I’ll help you out with the kun’yomi reading, because I’m such a nice guy.
The person washing all the dishes was named Sarah (さら). She was named that because of her large head, which was shaped like Sarah Jessica Parker’s head (very big).
Imagine someone with a huge head, washing dishes. When I say huge, I mean huge. She turns towards you with her big head and says “Hi, I’m Sarah” and you see her name tag, which also says Sarah. She is Sarah, the dish washer.
Vocabulary
Learn the meanings of these two words before moving on. If you can, learn the readings as well.
a 皿（さら）＝ Plate, Dish
- Meaning: The same as the kanji itself.
- Reading: The same as the (kun’yomi) reading you learned.
a 小皿（こざら）＝ Small Dish
- Combo: 小 (small) + 皿 (dish)
- Reading: As long as you know the on’yomi reading for 小 and the kun’yomi reading for 皿, you can combine the two to make this word. Strange that kun’yomi and on’yomi are mixed like this, but it’s something you just gotta deal with sometimes.