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Meanings
Noun
1. measuring container; measuring box; measure
2. box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
3. square on a grid; cell of a grid (esp. マス)
Other spellings
升ます枡ます桝ます斗ます
Other readings
マス
Kanji in other spellings
升almost 2 litres枡measuring box桝(kokuji)斗18 litres
Pitch accent
ます
Used in vocabulary
升ます売うり
selling by volume (esp. using a traditional wooden masu box)
Noun
雨う水すい桝ます
stormwater inlet; street inlet
Noun
升ます組ぐみ
square framing (in a house, temple, screen, etc.)
Noun
Examples4
Hide not your light under a bushel.
The black and white squares on a checker board are arranged alternately.
I watched TV last night.
What would you like to drink?