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灸: moxa treatment

moxa treatment
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Readings

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キュウ・ク
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Read キュウ (鍼灸, 灸); 灸を据える literally 'apply moxa' is also an idiom for giving someone a stern lesson.

Key words

鍼灸しんきゅうacupuncture and moxibustion
灸きゅうmoxa cautery
お灸を据えるおきゅうをすえるto give a stern lesson
鍼灸師しんきゅうしacupuncturist and moxibustionist

Example sentences

My back hurts, so I go to a nearby acupuncture and moxibustion clinic.

When I had moxa applied to my back, my body began to feel warm all over.

My mother gave my brother, who is always late, a stern talking-to.

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