Japanese symbol for “hotbed”
温床
おんしょう
Romaji: onshou
hotbed; breeding ground
In Japanese, hotbed is 温床, read おんしょう (onshou).
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Meanings
- n hotbed; breeding ground
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hotbed”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伏魔殿 | ふくまでん fukumaden | abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 温泉 | おんせん onsen | hot spring |
| 気温 | きおん kion | (air) temperature |
| 温度 | おんど ondo | temperature |
| 温暖 | おんだん ondan | warm; mild; temperate |
| 体温 | たいおん taion | body temperature |
| 高温 | こうおん kouon | high temperature |
| 臨床 | りんしょう rinshou | clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial) |
| 起床 | きしょう kishou | rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hotbed”.
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