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升: measuring box

measuring box; 1.8 liters
4 strokesSecondary · Stage 3 (about 準2級)in 3 words here

Readings

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升(ます) "measuring box"; 升目(ますめ) "grid square", 升席(ますせき) "box seat". しょう in 一升(いっしょう) "1.8 liters", 一升瓶(いっしょうびん) "big sake bottle".

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Key words

升ますmeasuring box
一升瓶いっしょうびん1.8-liter bottle
升目ますめgrid square
升席ますせきbox seat (sumo)
一升いっしょうabout 1.8 liters

Example sentences

In the old days, rice was measured and sold with a measuring box.

Large 1.8-liter bottles were lined up on the shelf of the pub.

For a composition, you write one character per square on manuscript paper.

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