Dish
Noun
さら
お皿をあらってから、ベッドにいきました。
I did the dishes and then went to bed.
あとは、この竹の子を皿にもりつければかんせいです。\(*皿* )
Arrange these bamboo shoots on a plate and it's done! \(*皿* )
うちのいいお皿を射撃の標的に使うのはやめてくれ！
Stop using our good plates for target practice!
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it should use the kun'yomi reading which is also the reading you learned when you learned the kanji.