An individual small plate used to put food taken from shared serving dishes; a personal plate for serving oneself.
取り皿を使って皆で料理を分けた。
We used small plates to share the dishes among everyone.
取り皿はテーブルの端に置いておいてください。
Please put the small plates at the edge of the table.
大皿から取り皿に一人分ずつ盛り付けた。
I served one portion onto each individual's plate from the large platter.