Talk:Masu (measurement)

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 * Though small by today's standards, one masu was supposed to be enough rice to feed a working man for one day. In a related measurement standard, one Koku is enough rice to feed a working man for one year. Its volume is exactly 180ml (6 oz). This iconic image eventually lent its name to the seats in kabuki and bunraku theaters. These seats are demarcated by wooden beams laid out in a grid, making each seat reminiscent of a masu used for measuring rice.


 * 1) A masu is a box, not a unit of measurement.
 * 2) Assuming the author meant a go, 180 mL of rice is a pretty tough starvation diet.
 * 3) The volume is not exactly 180 mL, it's 180.39 mL.
 * 4) The meaning of "this iconic image" is unclear. Jpatokal 15:45, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

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I have lived in Japan for several years and still have no idea how to drink out of this kind of cup. Despite frequenting Japanese restaraunts and drinking establishments, I have never once been offered a masu to drink from and most of my Japanese friends have never tried it either. Seems to be it would be difficult to drink from a side without it spilling, but uncomfortable to drink from the corner as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.200.20.77 (talk) 12:29, 26 September 2009
 * See Sake set, and Masu sake - Google Search for more info. -- Quiddity (talk) 19:59, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

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Shaku
This page states "measure equal to 3 shaku [54ml]" and various other references to shaku as a volumetric measure, however Shaku (unit) states that it is a measure of length equivalent to ~30cm, and the only reference to volume is ias "koku" which was 10 cubic shaku. Japanese units of measurement seems to imply that shaku as a length and Shaku as a volume are two different things but does not explictly say so. In all, it's pretty confusing. 2407:7000:9DA2:8800:3DF5:A8D5:15BA:296A (talk) 04:44, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The units page (I just added it to "See also") does show the difference: the length shaku is 尺, while the volume shaku is 勺. Maybe confusing, but not wrong. Imaginatorium (talk) 07:27, 7 January 2022 (UTC)