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升

N5Common wordNoun

Noun

measuring container•measuring box•measure

Noun

box (seating at a theatre, etc.)

Noun

square on a grid•cell of a grid

Noun

square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)

Example Sentences

升(ます)で酒(さけ)を飲(の)む。

I drink sake from a wooden masu box.

この升(ます)でお米(こめ)を量(はか)ります。

I measure the rice with this masu box.

居酒屋(いざかや)で升(ます)に入(はい)った日本酒(にほんしゅ)を飲(の)んだ。

At the izakaya, I drank sake served in a wooden masu box.

お祭(まつ)りで升(ます)に入(はい)った甘酒(あまざけ)をもらいました。

At the festival, I received sweet amazake served in a masu box.

この升(ます)は木(き)でできていて、とても軽(かる)いです。

This masu box is made of wood and is very light.

measuring box, 1.8 liter

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