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Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    measuring container, measuring box, measure

    • 灯火をますの下にかくすな。
      Hide not your light under a bushel.
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    box (seating at a theatre, etc.)

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    square on a grid, cell of a grid
    esp. マス

    • チェッカー盤の黒と白の枡は交互に並んでいる。
      The black and white squares on a checker board are arranged alternately.
  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)