masu
★ Common
Noun
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1. shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres — explanation
1. tatami "box seat" for four people at sumo, kabuki, etc.
1. alcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box; alcohol (esp. sake) sold in a small wooden box
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)
1. square framing (in a house, temple, screen, etc.)
1. break and run out in billiards (9 ball, 8 ball, etc.)
1. selling by volume (esp. using a traditional wooden masu box)
1. one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
1. one square on a grid; one cell of a grid