also: やいと
moxibustion
Traditional East Asian medical practice of burning dried mugwort (moxa) on or near the skin. Often used in phrases like 灸を据える (to apply moxa; also figuratively 'to give a scolding').
I had moxibustion applied for my stiff shoulders.
Moxibustion is one of the treatments in traditional Eastern medicine.
moxibustion
moxa cautery; moxibustion
moxibustion treatment; treatment with moxa
moxibustion treatment point; acupuncture point for moxa · spot marked for moxa; ink mark for moxibustion · burning moxa on the skin; moxibustion
Standard kanji spelling for moxibustion.
Archaic or dialectal reading; rarely used in modern standard Japanese.
The kanji 灸 is composed of 火 (fire) and 久 (long time), reflecting the slow burning of moxa. The reading きゅう is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi; やいと is a native Japanese reading now largely obsolete.