苗床(なえどこ)

なえどこ
noun
seedbed; nursery bed
1. seedbed; nursery bed
a prepared area of soil where seeds are sown and seedlings are raised before being transplanted to their final growing location
苗床(なえどこ)に種(たね)をまく。
Sow seeds in the seedbed.
苗床(なえどこ)で育(そだ)てた苗(なえ)を畑(はたけ)に植(う)え替(か)える。
Transplant the seedlings raised in the nursery bed to the field.
春(はる)になったら苗床(なえどこ)を準備(じゅんび)して、トマトの種(たね)をまく予定(よてい)だ。
When spring comes, I plan to prepare the seedbed and sow tomato seeds.

苗床(なえどこ) is a seedbed — a prepared area where seeds are germinated and seedlings grown before transplanting to their final location. Composed of 苗(なえ) (seedling) + 床(どこ/とこ) (bed, floor).

USAGE:
Can refer to a dedicated garden bed, a greenhouse nursery tray, or any controlled environment for starting seeds. Also used figuratively: 〜の苗床(なえどこ) (a breeding ground/nursery for ~).

FIGURATIVE USE:

  • 犯罪(はんざい)の苗床(なえどこ): a breeding ground for crime
  • 才能(さいのう)の苗床(なえどこ): a nursery for talent

RELATED TERMS:

  • 苗(なえ): seedling
  • 種(たね)まき: seed sowing
  • 植(う)え替(か)え: transplanting
  • 育苗(いくびょう): seedling cultivation (technical)
  • 温床(おんしょう): hotbed (also figurative: breeding ground)
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Added 2026.1.25 14:11 · Revised 2026.3.27 23:29
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