saucer

Japanese: saucer
saucer

…Today, the word “plate” mainly refers to ceramics, and “ban” is also used for wooden and metal products. In English, a large plate is called a plate, a small plate a dish, a large flat plate a platter, a saucer a saucer, and an ashtray or tray a tray. The origin of plates is unclear, but they have only recently come to play a major role as tableware, since the Nara period in Japan. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "saucer" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…今日,〈皿〉と書く場合はおもに陶磁器を指し,木製品や金属製品に対しては〈盤〉も使われる。英語では大皿をプレートplate,小皿をディッシュdish,大型平皿をプラッターplatter,受皿をソーサーsaucer,灰皿や盆などをトレーtrayと呼んで区別している。 皿の起源は明確ではないが,食器として主要な役割を担うようになるのは比較的新しく,日本では奈良時代以降のことである。…

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