枡
枡
measuring box, (kokuji)
8 strokes
Kun
ます
Dictionary
Common Words
1
measuring container; measuring box; measure
Examples
灯火をますの下にかくすな。
Hide not your light under a bushel.
2
box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
3
Esp. マス
square on a grid; cell of a grid
Examples
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
斗 only
square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
1
measure
2
square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper)
3
box (e.g. on a form)
1
ますがた only
square (shape)
2
斗形 only
square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
3
ますがた only
rectangular space between the inner and outer gates of a castle (where troops can gather)
1
alcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box; alcohol (esp. sake) sold in a small wooden box
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