box seat; tatami box seat
A square seating area partitioned by low rails, traditionally on tatami, accommodating about four people. Typical at sumo tournaments, kabuki theaters, and similar traditional venues.
A box seat at a grand sumo tournament is just the right size for four people to sit together.
I reserved a box seat for the kabuki performance.
Standard kanji spelling using 升 (masu, a square wooden box) and 席 (seat).
Variant spelling using 枡, a common alternative character for masu.
Compound of 升 (masu, a square wooden box) and 席 (seki, seat), referring to a square seating area resembling a masu box.