受け皿

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
受 皿
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Grade: 3 		さら > ざら
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 受け (uke, “receiving”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 受ける (ukeru, “to receive”)) +‎ 皿 (sara, “plate, dish”).[1][2] The sara changes to zara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

受(う)け皿(ざら) • (ukezara) 

  1. a saucer
  2. preparedness to take responsibility for things

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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