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.
The time for preparing rice nurseries was one of the busiest seasons of the year for farmers in the past.
Compound of 苗代 (なわしろ, 'rice nursery') and 時 (どき, 'time, season'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows a common pattern for naming agricultural seasons.