moxa cautery, chastisement
灸 centers on applying heat for therapeutic or corrective purposes: the traditional practice of moxa cautery, and by extension a sharp chastisement that burns or corrects.
灸 combines 久 (likely phonetic) with 火 (fire), reflecting the use of burning moxa in traditional medicine. The exact historical role of 久 is uncertain.
Fire 火 applied over a long time 久: imagine a moxa stick burning slowly on the skin, or a chastisement that lingers like a burn.
For キュウ, picture a moxa treatment that makes you say 'cue!' as the heat hits: cue -> キュウ, and the fire burns on.
acupuncture and moxibustion
moxibustion
moxibustion
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to roast
Meiji College of Oriental Medicine
moxa cautery
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to roast
treatment with moxa
moxibustion treatment point
malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus); estuary cod; greasy cod; spotted river cod; estuary rock cod
schizomid (any arachnid of order Schizomida)
acupuncturist and practitioner of moxibustion
acupuncture and moxibustion clinic