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升 ます

  1. measure; measuring box; measuring container
  2. box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
  3. cell of a grid; square on a grid
  4. square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)

升 しょう

  1. shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres

升割 ますわり

  1. break and run out in billiards (9 ball, 8 ball, etc.)

升売り ますうり

  1. selling by volume (esp. using a traditional wooden masu box)

升席 ますせき

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

升形 ますがた

  1. square (shape)
  2. square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
  3. rectangular space between the inner and outer gates of a castle (where troops can gather)

升組 ますぐみ

  1. square framing (in a house, temple, screen, etc.)

升酒 ますざけ

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

一升 いっしょう

  1. one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)

一升瓶 いっしょうびん

  1. one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)
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