Menu toggle
This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

桝

Reading

Kana: ます
Romaji: masu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

measuring box, (kokuji)

Stroke Diagram

1234567891011

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  2401
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-4-7
Unicode:  685d
JIS:  4B71

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2242
New Nelson Index: 2673
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a4.6
Four Corner Index: 4590.0
Japanese Names Index: 1368
Daikanwanjiten Index: 49165
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 13.1053
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1213

Words

升 (ます、マス)
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、とがた)
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
升酒 (ますざけ)
alcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box; alcohol (esp. sake) sold in a small wooden box
Find More