Kikai - Machine

Japanese: 気海 - きかい
Kikai - Machine
〘Noun〙① A word that likens the air surrounding the earth to the sea. ② In Chinese medicine, the area about one inch below the navel. It is considered the source of vital energy. → Ki-kai Tanden. ※Man'an Kanahogo (mid-18th century): "The area one and a half inches below the navel is called Ki-kai, and it is the place that stores and nourishes vitality."

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙① 地球のまわりを空気がつつむさまを、海にたとえていう語。② 漢方医学で、へその下一寸ぐらいのところ。精気の根源とされる。→気海丹田。※卍庵仮名法語(18C中か)「臍下一寸半を気海と云ひ、元気を収め養ふ所なり」

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