# 皿 — Plate

Frequency rank 1394 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 梅 (Ume), less common than 鶴 (Crane).

- On’yomi: べい
- Kun’yomi: さら
- Radical: 皿 Dish (Kangxi 108)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

The character 皿 (plate) looks like a flat dish or plate sitting on a surface — a wide, shallow container open at the top with a stable base.

In words:

- お皿 おさら — plate, dish
- 皿 さら — plate,dish
- 灰皿 はいざら — ashtray

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