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