noun
time to prepare a rice nursery
Archaic term referring to the season for preparing rice seedling beds (苗代). Not used in modern everyday speech; encountered in historical or agricultural contexts.
苗代時は、昔の農家にとって一年で最も忙しい時期の一つだった。
The time for preparing rice nurseries was one of the busiest seasons of the year for farmers in the past.