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お皿

osara

Description

「お皿」は、食べ物をのせる平らな道具です。

"お皿" is a flat utensil used to hold food.

「皿」に「お」をつけて、ていねいでやわらかい言い方になります。

Adding "お" to "皿" makes it a polite and softer expression.

Meanings

お皿osara

a plate; a dish for food

お皿を三枚ください。

Please give me three plates.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    皿 (sara) 'plate' with polite prefix お making it softer and more courteous.

  • Nuance

    お皿 sounds gentler and more everyday-polite than the plain 皿.

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