measuring box, 1.8 liter
On'yomi (音読み)
- ショウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ます
About this kanji
The kanji 「升」 primarily means a measuring box, specifically used for liquids like sake, with a volume of about 1.8 liters. It is commonly used as a noun rather than a verb. For instance, you might hear 一升 (いっしょう), which means 'one shō', referring to that volume. There's also 升席 (ますせき), the 'tatami box seat' at traditional performances, and 升酒 (ますざけ), which is sake served in a small wooden box. When using this kanji, keep in mind that it often relates to traditional Japanese measurement and culture, particularly around drinking and dining.
Example sentences
彼は酒を升で測った。
He measured the sake in a masu.
Meanings across languages
- English
- measuring box, 1.8 liter
- Tiếng Việt
- hộp đo, 1.8 lít
- 日本語
- 升, 1.8リットル
- 한국어
- 계량 상자, 1.8리터
- 中文
- 量器, 1.8升
- id
- kotak ukur
- th
- กล่องวัด
- es
- caja de medida
- fr
- boîte de mesure
- de
- Messbehälter
- pt
- caixa de medida
Common compounds
- 一升one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
- 升席tatami "box seat" for four people at sumo, kabuki, etc.
- 升形square (shape), square bearing block (at the top of a pillar), rectangular space between the inner and outer gates of a castle (where troops can gather)
- 升酒alcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box, alcohol (esp. sake) sold in a small wooden box
- 升組square framing (in a house, temple, screen, etc.)
- 升割break and run out in billiards (9 ball, 8 ball, etc.)
- 一升瓶one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)
- 升売りselling by volume (esp. using a traditional wooden masu box)
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