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Meanings

measuring box
(kokuji)

Readings

Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ます

Common Words

マス
Noun
Freq #18782
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)

升目
ます目
桝目
枡目
マスめ (マス目)
すめ (升目/ます目/桝目/枡目)
Noun
Freq #50210
1

measure

2

square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper)

3

box (e.g. on a form)

枡形
斗形
すがた
がた (斗形)
桝形
Noun
Freq #111773
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)

ます
Noun
Freq #156149
1

18-litre measuring container

枡席
すせき
Noun
Freq #180738
1

tatami "box seat" for four people at sumo, kabuki, etc.

枡酒
桝酒
すざけ
Noun
Freq #195639
1

alcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box; alcohol (esp. sake) sold in a small wooden box

っとます
Noun
Freq #266630
1

18-litre measuring container

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