升 (ます) measuring container, measure, box (seating at a theatre, etc.), square on a grid, cell of a grid, square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
升形 (ますがた) square (shape), square bearing block (at the top of a pillar), (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather)
雨水桝 (うすいます) stormwater inlet, street inlet
Kanji
2401 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: measuring box, (kokuji)
Kunyomi: ます
Onyomi:
Composition: 木 舛
桝
Radical
Radical: 木
Meaning: tree
木
Examples
Kunyomi Examples
升 (ます) measuring container, measure, box (seating at a theatre, etc.), square on a grid, cell of a grid, square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
升形 (ますがた) square (shape), square bearing block (at the top of a pillar), (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather)