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石針 (いしばり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

石いし針ばり

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Meanings

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noun

stone needle (Chinese acupuncture)

archaic

Archaic term for a stone needle used in ancient Chinese acupuncture; not used in modern medical contexts.

古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくでは、石いし針ばりを使つかって治ち療りょうが行おこなわれていた。
In ancient China, treatments were performed using stone needles.

Written forms

石いし針ばり
Standard kanji form for this archaic term; 針 is the modern character for 'needle'.
石いし鍼ばり
Variant using 鍼, an older character specifically for acupuncture needles.
砭いしばり
Rare single-character form; 砭 originally referred to a stone probe or needle in ancient Chinese medicine.

Kanji

石stone
針

needle, pin, staple

鍼needle

砭stone probe, pierce, counsel

Similar words

鍼はり
Modern general term for acupuncture needle, usually metal; 石針 is specifically a stone needle and archaic.
針はり
Common word for needle (sewing, medical, etc.); 石針 is a historical compound limited to stone acupuncture needles.

Etymology

Compound of 石 (stone) and 針 (needle), referring to a stone needle used in ancient Chinese acupuncture. The variant 石鍼 uses the older character 鍼 specifically for acupuncture needles.