hotbed in Japanese
hotbed in Japanese is 温床 — hotbed means a place or situation where something, especially something undesirable, develops quickly and intensely.
hotbed in Japanese
温床
Pronounced: onshō
(by extension) An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable.
What does "hotbed" mean?
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noun A place or situation where something, especially something undesirable, develops quickly and intensely.
"The old warehouse district became a hotbed of crime."
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hotbed in a sentence
- The old warehouse district became a hotbed of crime.
- The university was a hotbed of political activism in the 1960s.
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What is "hotbed" in Japanese?
"hotbed" in Japanese is 温床. hotbed means: A place or situation where something, especially something undesirable, develops quickly and intensely.
How do you pronounce 温床?
"hotbed" in Japanese is 温床, pronounced "onshō".
How do you use "hotbed" in a sentence?
Example: "The old warehouse district became a hotbed of crime." In Japanese, "hotbed" is 温床.
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