Refers to the method or technique of inducing hypnosis. Often used in contexts like therapy, entertainment, or self-improvement.
He successfully quit smoking using hypnosis.
I attended a workshop on hypnotism.
催眠術 is a near-synonym also meaning hypnotism or the art of hypnosis, often used interchangeably with 催眠法.
Compound of 催眠 (さいみん, 'hypnosis') + 法 (ほう, 'method'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows a common pattern for naming techniques or methods.