| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 升 | ます | 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 | しょう | sho (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres) |
| ひと升 | ひとます | one square on a grid, one cell of a grid |
| 一升 | いっしょう | unit of old Japanese liquid measurement, 1800 cc |
| 一升瓶 | いっしょうびん | 1 sho bottle (1.8 litres) |
| 升目 | ますめ | measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form) |
| 升席 | ますせき | tatami "box seat" for four people at sumo or kabuki |
| 升形 | ますがた | 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) |
| 升遷 | しょうせん | rising up |
| 升酒 | ますざけ | alcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box, alcohol (esp. sake) sold in a small wooden box |
