pressure points; acupoints
Used in traditional East Asian medicine, especially for moxibustion and acupuncture. Refers to specific points on the body where treatment is applied.
Moxa is effective when placed on pressure points.
vulnerable body cavities; vital points
Martial arts term for weak spots on the body, such as the solar plexus or throat, targeted in strikes.
In martial arts, there are techniques that target vulnerable body cavities.
急所 is a more general term for vital or weak points, used in both martial arts and everyday language, whereas 点穴 is a technical term primarily used in traditional medicine and martial arts.
Standard modern kanji spelling.
Out-dated kanji form; 點 is the kyūjitai of 点.
Compound of 点 (point) and 穴 (hole/cavity). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with traditional Chinese medicine concepts of vital points on the body.