受け皿

Japanese
Kanji in this term
受 皿
う
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. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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