鍼しん灸きゅう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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acupuncture and moxibustion

Refers to the combined traditional East Asian medical practice of acupuncture and moxibustion, often used as a set term.

彼かれは腰よう痛つうの治ち療りょうのために鍼しん灸きゅう院いんに通かよっている。
He goes to an acupuncture and moxibustion clinic for his back pain.
鍼しん灸きゅうは東とう洋よう医い学がくの重じゅう要ような一いち部ぶです。
Acupuncture and moxibustion are an important part of traditional East Asian medicine.

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Usage patterns

鍼しん灸きゅうを受うけるto receive acupuncture and moxibustion treatment
腰よう痛つうがひどくて鍼しん灸きゅうを受うけに行いった。
My lower back pain was so bad that I went to get acupuncture and moxibustion treatment.
鍼しん灸きゅう院いんに通かようto go regularly to an acupuncture clinic
肩かたこりを治なおすために鍼しん灸きゅう院いんに通かよっている。
I've been going to an acupuncture clinic to fix my stiff shoulders.

Kanji

鍼needle
灸moxa cautery, chastisement
針needle, pin, staple

Don't confuse with

鍼はり
鍼灸 refers to the combined practice of acupuncture and moxibustion, while 鍼 refers only to the acupuncture needle or acupuncture treatment alone.
灸きゅう
鍼灸 covers both acupuncture and moxibustion, whereas 灸 refers only to moxibustion, the burning of mugwort on the skin.

Word family

鍼しん灸きゅう師し
acupuncturist and moxibustion practitioner
鍼しん灸きゅう院いん
acupuncture and moxibustion clinic

Written forms

鍼しん灸きゅうUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling; 鍼 specifically means 'acupuncture needle' and 灸 means 'moxibustion'.
針しん灸きゅうUsage2%
Variant using 針 (needle) instead of 鍼; commonly understood but less precise.
しんきゅうUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 鍼 (shin, 'acupuncture needle') and 灸 (kyū, 'moxibustion'). Both kanji are of Chinese origin and the term reflects the combined practice.