shō, traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres

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), square bearing block (at the top of a pillar), rectangular space between the inner and outer gates of a castle (where troops can gather)

alcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box, alcohol (esp. sake) sold in a small wooden box

square framing (in a house, temple, screen...

break and run out in billiards (9 ball, 8 ball, etc.)

selling by volume (esp. using a traditional wooden masu box)

one square on a grid, one cell of a grid

square framing (in a house, temple, screen...

Japanese bugbane (Cimicifuga biternata)

false anemone (Anemonopsis macrophylla)

bugbane (Cimicifuga simplex)

bugbane (Cimicifuga simplex)

Japanese astilbe (Astilbe japonica), false buck's beard

one square on a grid, one cell of a grid

one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)

one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)

one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)

one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)

large mochi (usu. used for ceremonies)