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jmdict 2857241 Active (id: 2219172)
お灸御灸 [sK]
おきゅう
1. [n] [pol]
▶ moxibustion
2. [n]
▶ chastisement
▶ scolding
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2723190 お灸を据える 1. to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to roast



History:
2. A 2023-01-16 20:00:08  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2023-01-16 19:53:48  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Google N-gram Corpus Counts
╭─ーー─┬─────────╮
│ 御灸 │     613 │ - daijs, nikk
│ お灸 │ 166,000 │ - gg5
│ 灸  │ 493,266 │
╰─ーー─┴─────────╯
  Comments:
I encountered a figurative usage of お灸 without the 〜を据える suffix, so I think it'd be useful to have a standalone entry.

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