温床

See also: 溫床 and 溫牀

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 温床 – see 溫床 (“hotbed; etc.”). (This term is the simplified and variant traditional form of 溫床).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
温	床
おん Grade: 3	しょう Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
溫床 (kyūjitai)

Noun

温(おん)床(しょう) • (onshō) 

1. hotbed

   賭博場(とばくじょう)は犯罪(はんざい)の温床(おんしょう)だ。

   Tobakujō wa hanzai no onshō da.

   Casinos are a hotbed of crime.

References

• “温床”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026