升
Common
Noun
family or surname
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
measuring container;measuring box;measure
灯火をますの下にかくすな。
Hide not your light under a bushel.
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
square on a grid;cell of a grid
esp. マス
チェッカー盤の黒と白の枡は交互に並んでいる。
The black and white squares on a checker board are arranged alternately.
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
only applies to
斗
square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
1
Masu
Other forms
枡 【ます】 · 桝 【ます】 · 斗 【ます】