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小皿

Small Plate

Meaning

Small Plate, Small Dish, Little Plate, Little Dish

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You have a small plate. Wait, is that it? Yep, that's it.

Reading

こざら

Explanation

さら uses the same reading as the one you learned with the kanji, except it's ざら this time because of the rendaku. 小 uses an alternate kun'yomi reading. You can remember it by thinking "What are small? Kids (子) are small. Bwahaha."

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 貝の小皿

    small shell-shaped plates, small plates made of shell

    プラスチックの小皿

    small plastic plates

    トマトの小皿

    the small plate of tomatoes

  • 小皿にのせる

    to place on a small plate

    小皿にならべる

    to arrange on a small plate

    小皿にもる

    to serve on a small plate

  • 小皿をならべる

    to arrange small plates

    小皿をつかう

    to use small plates

    小皿を見せる

    to show the small plates

Context Sentences

バーのテーブルの上には小皿がたくさんあった。

There were many small plates on the bar table.

小皿の上にはオリーブが五つあった。

There were five olives on the small plate.

その小皿は手の大きさくらいです。

The small plate is about the size of a hand.

Kanji Composition