灸
moxa cautery, chastisement
Readings
On'yomi
- キュウ
- ク
Kun'yomi
- やいと
Meaning
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.
Most common words using 灸
- 鍼灸しんきゅう
acupuncture and moxibustion
- 灸きゅう
moxibustion
- お灸おきゅう
moxibustion
- お灸をすえるおきゅうをすえる
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to roast
- 明治鍼灸大学めいじしんきゅうだいがく
Meiji College of Oriental Medicine
- 温灸おんきゅう
moxa cautery
- 灸を据えるきゅうをすえる
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to roast
- 灸治きゅうじ
treatment with moxa
- 灸点きゅうてん
moxibustion treatment point
- 灸羽田やいとはた
malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus); estuary cod; greasy cod; spotted river cod; estuary rock cod
- 灸虫やいとむし
schizomid (any arachnid of order Schizomida)
- 鍼灸師しんきゅうし
acupuncturist and practitioner of moxibustion
- 鍼灸院しんきゅういん
acupuncture and moxibustion clinic
Study
Etymology
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.
Meaning mnemonic
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.
Reading mnemonic
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.