Meaning of 升/meaning-of-もとい in Japanese
Definition of 升/meaning-of-もとい
- (n) negative (static) charge; negative electric charge; (sometimes called "negative electricity")
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(n) measuring container; measure
灯火をますの下にかくすな。
Hide not your light under a bushel. - box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
- square on a grid; cell of a grid
- square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
- (n) positive electric charge; positive (static) charge; (sometimes called "positive electricity")
- (n) trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
- coulisse (of a sword blade)
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(n) question; query
私はその問がたいへんやさしいことを発見した。
I found the question very easy.
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(n) face
蛙の面に水。
Like water off a duck's back. -
surface
その男はトラの面をかぶっていた。
The man wore a mask of a tiger. - mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
- (n) positive electric charge; positive (static) charge; (sometimes called "positive electricity")
- (n) Halla okadai (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)
- (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)
- red mite (i.e. a chigger)
- (n) ancient skirt
- (n) locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; (feeling of hopelessness); being in a bind
- (adj-i) nimble
- keen; sharp
- (n) miniature Chusan palm (Trachycarpus wagnerianus); (poss. Trachycarpus fortunei)
- (n) sho (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres)
- (n) Gokturks; Sky Turks; Tujue; (powerful Turkic confederation from medieval Inner Asia)