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Kanji Detail for 灸 - "moxibustion"

灸

  • Meaning

    灸 means "moxibustion." Also associated with heat therapy.

    1. Moxibustion - A treatment using heat from burning mugwort on the skin.

  • Words using 灸

    • 鍼灸 しんきゅう Listen acupuncture and moxibustion

  • Tattoo check: 灸

    • Verified meaning: moxibustion
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きゅう)
    • Also carries these associations: heat therapy

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 灸

    Surnames 灸(きゅう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    moxa cautery; chastisement

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cauterize with moxa; moxibustion

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    moxibustion (TCM)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to cauterize; moxibustion

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A type of medical treatment. Burning moxa and pressing it on to cauterize.

  • Onyomi

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    ku(ク) ク

    kyuu(キュウ) キュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    yaito(やいと) やいと

  • Strokes

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    7 strokes

  • Radical

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    火 灬 (hi・hihen・rekka・renga)

  • Related Keywords

    moxibustion heat therapy acupuncture healing moxa mugwort traditional treatment medicine

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