Aug 21, 2017 20:22
6 yrs ago
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Japanese term
米粒大の灸
Japanese to English
Medical
Medical: Health Care
Acupuncture and moxibustion
腎兪への米粒大の灸５壮
Guess this to mean moxibustion of rice-grain size
Guess this to mean moxibustion of rice-grain size
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | rice grain sized moxa |
Crisp Alvar (X)
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| 3 | rice grain moxa |
David Gibney
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| 3 | rice grain size of moxa |
Kayoko Kimura
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| 3 | short-grain-rice-sized moxibustion (or moxa) |
Reiko Ando
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Proposed translations
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rice grain sized moxa
This means rice grain sized moxa
Note from asker:
| Thank you, this is both succinct and unambiguous. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks to all respondents, have chosen a compromise between succinctness and exactness"
20 mins
David Gibney
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Specializes in field
Ireland
Professional, punctual translations
Native in: English 
Works in: Japanese to English, English to Japanese
Related KudoZ points
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32
rice grain moxa
I think "rice grain moxa" might be the appropriate term.
Note from asker:
| Thank you. This is usefully succinct but possibly ambiguous. |
29 mins
Kayoko Kimura
United States
United States
Native in Japanese
Works in field
United States
PhD & DVM, 35+ years exp. in sciences
Native in: Japanese (Variant: Standard-Japan)
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
rice grain size of moxa
米粒大の=rice grain size of
灸=moxa
灸=moxa
4 hrs
Reiko Ando
United States
United States
Native in Japanese
Works in field
United States
Japanese-English Translator
Native in: Japanese
Works in: Japanese to English, English to Japanese
Related KudoZ points
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8
short-grain-rice-sized moxibustion (or moxa)
米粒大 = short-grain-rice-sized
Japanese rice is short grain while others such as jasmine rice is long grain, which may be two to three times longer than short grain. If the writer is a Japanese person, I think the writer is referring to the size of Japanese rice.
灸 = moxibustion, if the moxa is burning on the skin
Note from asker:
| Thank you. This is the most exact translation but for present purposes I think this amount of detail is not required. |
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