Pressure in Chinese / Japanese...

點穴 means pressure points in Chinese and Japanese.

In martial arts, this term refers to hitting a pressure point or vulnerable body cavity. 點穴 is not the term “dim mak,” but it is often used in place of or with dim mak.

In medical terms, these are just pressure points, which can be places for acupuncture or the application of moxibustion.

See Also:  Dim Mak

Dim Mak or 點脈 is a martial arts term that refers to hitting a pressure point.

It is often theorized that hitting just the right (or wrong) pressure point can cause instant death. Hence, I have seen Dim Mak mistranslated as “death punch” or “touch of death.” But really, this is just the point (點) of pulse or meridian (脈) - aka pressure point.

See Also:  點穴

指圧道 is the title for Shiastu-Do, the Japanese way of finger pressure.

Shitsu-Do is about applying special finger pressure to points on the body thought to be connected to pathways called “meridians.” Shiatsu is a healthful way to get your 気 or 氣 (ki energy) flowing properly.

Note: This title can also be written in the older 指壓道 form (just the middle character has an ancient/traditional form used before WWII).
You might even see 指压道 which uses the Simplified Chinese form of the second character.

パスカル is a Japanese Katakana word used to mean pascal (unit of pressure), PASCAL (computer language), or Blaise Pascal, the famous French mathematician.

If your name is Pascal, this is also how to write your name in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.