石いし針ばり

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Meanings

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.

Kanji

石stone
針needle, pin, staple
鍼needle
砭stone probe, pierce, counsel

Related 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.

Built from

石いし+針はり

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.

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.