苗床
Meanings
1
seedbed; nursery bed; seed-plot
A plot of soil prepared for raising seedlings before transplanting them. Also used metaphorically for a place where something develops or originates.
When spring comes, I sow tomato seeds in the seedbed.
This region has become a nursery for new talent.
Usage patterns
- 苗床を作るto prepare/make a seedbed
When spring comes, I'll make a seedbed in the corner of the field.
- 苗床に〈物〉をまくto sow (seeds) in a seedbed
I sowed tomato seeds in the seedbed.
- 〈事〉の苗床となるto become a breeding ground for (something, often negative)
That organization had become a breeding ground for crime.