KANJI
升
measuring box
rise, ascend, unit of volume (approx. 1.8 liters)
Kun'yomi
ます
On'yomi
しょう
Example sentences
その居酒屋では、日本酒を升になみなみと注いでくれるサービスが人気だ。
At that izakaya, the service of pouring sake generously into a masu (measuring box) is popular.
昔は米を買うとき、升で量って販売するのが一般的だったらしい。
Apparently, in the past, when buying rice, it was common practice to measure it with a masu (measuring box) and sell it that way.
節分の夜には、家族みんなで升に入れた豆をまき、鬼を払うのが恒例となっている。
On the night of Setsubun, it has become a custom for the whole family to scatter beans from a masu (measuring box) to ward off evil spirits.
Practice exercises
1
升
Answer
ますしょう
2
升
Answer
measuring boxsho (unit of volume)
3
升田
Masuda (a Japanese surname)
Answer
ますだ
4
一升
one sho (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 liters)
Answer
いっしょう
5
升目
squares on a grid; a unit of a grid; a mesh
Answer
ますめ
6
升降
ascent and descent; rise and fall; going up and down
Answer
しょうこう