Word details
升
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 升.
Dictionary
Entry
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)
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