苗(なえ)

なえ
noun
seedling; young plant
1. seedling; young plant
A young plant grown from seed, ready to be transplanted.
トマトの苗(なえ)を買(か)った。
I bought tomato seedlings.
苗(なえ)を畑(はたけ)に植(う)える。
To plant seedlings in the field.
稲(いね)の苗(なえ)を田(た)んぼに植(う)える。
To plant rice seedlings in the paddy.

苗(なえ) refers to a young plant grown from seed, ready for transplanting.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 苗木(なえぎ): sapling, young tree
  • 苗床(なえどこ): seedbed, nursery bed
  • 苗代(なわしろ): rice seedling bed
  • 野菜(やさい)の苗(なえ): vegetable seedlings

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 苗(なえ)を植(う)える: to plant seedlings
  • 苗(なえ)を育(そだ)てる: to grow seedlings
  • 苗(なえ)を買(か)う: to buy seedlings

CULTURAL NOTE:
田植(たう)え (rice planting) is a significant agricultural event in Japan where 稲(いね)の苗(なえ) (rice seedlings) are transplanted to 水田(すいでん) (paddy fields), traditionally done in late spring.

RELATED:

  • 種(たね): seed
  • 芽(め): sprout, bud
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Added 2026.1.16 16:44 · Revised 2026.2.3 13:07
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