鍼しん術じゅつ

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Meanings

1

acupuncture; acupuncture technique

Refers to the practice or technique of acupuncture as a medical treatment.

彼かれは鍼しん術じゅつの専せん門もん家かです。
He is a specialist in acupuncture.
鍼しん術じゅつは東とう洋よう医い学がくの一ひとつです。
Acupuncture is one of the traditional Eastern medicines.

Kanji

鍼needle
術art, technique, skill
針needle, pin, staple

Related words

鍼しん灸きゅう
鍼灸 refers to acupuncture and moxibustion together as a combined therapy, while 鍼術 focuses specifically on the acupuncture technique.
針はり治ち療りょう
針治療 is a more common, everyday term for acupuncture treatment, whereas 鍼術 is a technical term often used in professional or academic contexts.

Written forms

鍼しん術じゅつUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for acupuncture technique; 鍼 specifically means 'acupuncture needle'.
針しん術じゅつ
Variant using the more general 針 (needle); less specific but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 鍼 (shin, 'acupuncture needle') and 術 (jutsu, 'technique, art'). The spelling 針術 uses the more general character for needle.