ザル
Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of
ザル
– see the following entry.
【
ざる
】
[noun]
[from 1400s]
a
zaru
: a bamboo
basket
or
tray
, used like a
sieve
or
colander
, especially to present food
Alternative spelling
笊
【
ざる
】
[suffix]
adnominal of
ざり
(
zari
,
“
not, un-
”
)
(This term,
ザル
(
zaru
)
, is the katakana spelling of the above term.)