ます
Masu
Other forms: 枡、桝、斗
Also read: マス
升 (Masu) is a Japanese noun meaning “measuring container, measuring box, measure, box (seating at a theatre, etc.)”.
Meanings
- nounmeasuring container; measuring box; measure
- nounbox (seating at a theatre, etc.)
- nounsquare on a grid; cell of a gridesp. マス
- nounsquare bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
Examples
灯火をますの下にかくすな。
Hide not your light under a bushel.
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.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).