Translation guide
A small shallow dish for holding a cup, or something shaped like one.
ソーサー
saucer (for a cup)
The most common and direct loanword for 'saucer', used in everyday contexts.
カップをソーサーに置いてください。
Please put the cup on the saucer.
Literally 'receiving dish', a more traditional Japanese term. Can also refer to a drip tray or a saucer for flowerpots.
急須の下に受け皿を敷いてください。
Please put a saucer under the teapot.
The standard Japanese term for 'flying saucer', literally 'sky-flying disk'.
彼は空飛ぶ円盤を見たと言っている。
He claims to have seen a flying saucer.
The English abbreviation 'UFO' is widely understood and used in Japanese.
昨夜、UFOが目撃された。
A UFO was sighted last night.