灸
灸: moxa treatment
moxa treatment
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Readings
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キュウ・ク
Kunやいと
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
腰が痛くて、近所の鍼灸院に通っている。
My back hurts, so I go to a nearby acupuncture and moxibustion clinic.
背中に灸をすえてもらうと、体がぽかぽかしてきた。
When I had moxa applied to my back, my body began to feel warm all over.
遅刻ばかりする弟に、母はきつくお灸をすえた。
My mother gave my brother, who is always late, a stern talking-to.