Moto 升: Measuring Box; 1.8 LiterKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ショウ
- Kun'yomi
- ます
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 19 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ショウ)
- 一升いっしょうunit of old Japanese liquid measurement; 1800 cc
- 一升壜いっしょうびんone shō bottle (1.8 litres)
- 一升瓶いっしょうびんone shō bottle (1.8 litres)
- 一升餅いっしょうもちlarge mochi, usu. for ceremonies
- 升遷しょうせんrising up
- 晒菜升麻さらしなしょうまbugbane (Cimicifuga simplex)
- 犬升麻いぬしょうまJapanese bugbane (Cimicifuga biternata)
- 蓮華升麻れんげしょうまfalse anemone (Anemonopsis macrophylla)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 升ますmeasuring container; measure
- ひと升ひとますone square on a grid; one cell of a grid
- 升割ますわりbreak and run out in billiards (9 ball, 8 ball, etc.)
- 升売りますうりselling something by the boxful (in a wooden masu box)
- 升席ますせきtatami "box seat" for four people at sumo, kabuki, etc.
- 升形ますがたsquare (shape)
- 升組ますぐみsquare framing (in a house, temple, screen, etc.)
- 升組みますぐみsquare framing (in a house, temple, screen, etc.)
- 升酒ますざけalcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box; alcohol (esp. sake) sold in a small wooden box
Other readings
- 升目マスめmeasure
- 更科升麻さらしなしょうまbugbane (Cimicifuga simplex)
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