ます
Meanings
Noun
1. measuring container; measure
2. box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
3. square on a grid; cell of a grid
esp. マス
Kanji used
almost 2 litres
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
tatami "box seat" for four people at sumo, kabuki, etc.
square (shape); (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather)
one square on a grid; one cell of a grid
one square on a grid; one cell of a grid
selling something by the boxful (in a wooden masu box)
break and run out in billiards (9 ball, 8 ball, etc.)