Jisho

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Noun
1. measuring container; measuring box; measure
  • とうか灯火
  • ます
  • した
  • かくす
Hide not your light under a bushel.
Noun
2. box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
Noun
3. square on a grid; cell of a gridesp. マス
  • チェッカー
  • ばん
  • くろ
  • しろ
  • こうご交互
  • なら並んでいる
The black and white squares on a checker board are arranged alternately.
Noun
4. square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)Only applies to 斗
Wikipedia definition
5. Masu (Japanese)A masu was originally a square wooden box used to measure rice in Japan during the feudal period. Masu existed in many sizes, typically covering the range from one to (一斗枡 ittomasu, c. 1.8L) to five gō (五合枡 gogōmasu, c. 0.9L). One masu was supposedly enough rice to feed a person for one day.
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Other forms
枡 【ます】桝 【ます】斗 【ます】マス

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