下野
Chinese
under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
field; plain; open space field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; wild | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (下野) |
下 | 野 | |
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 下 | 野 |
| げ Grade: 1 |
や Grade: 2 |
| goon | |
First attested around the early 1930s.[1]
Appears to be coined in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived elements 下 (ge, “below, lower”) + 野 (ya, “field”).
Noun
下野 • (geya)
- (of a public servant) retirement from public office
- (politics, of a political party) going into the opposition
Verb
下野する • (geya suru) suru (stem 下野し (geya shi), past 下野した (geya shita))
- (of a public servant) to retire from public office
- Synonym: 野に下る (ya ni kudaru)
- (politics, of a political party) to go into the opposition
Conjugation
Conjugation of "下野する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 下野し | げやし | geya shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 下野し | げやし | geya shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 下野する | げやする | geya suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 下野する | げやする | geya suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 下野すれ | げやすれ | geya sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 下野せよ¹ 下野しろ² |
げやせよ¹ げやしろ² |
geya seyo¹ geya shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 下野される | げやされる | geya sareru | |
| Causative | 下野させる 下野さす |
げやさせる げやさす |
geya saseru geya sasu | |
| Potential | 下野できる | げやできる | geya dekiru | |
| Volitional | 下野しよう | げやしよう | geya shiyō | |
| Negative | 下野しない | げやしない | geya shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 下野せず | げやせず | geya sezu | |
| Formal | 下野します | げやします | geya shimasu | |
| Perfective | 下野した | げやした | geya shita | |
| Conjunctive | 下野して | げやして | geya shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 下野すれば | げやすれば | geya sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
See also
- 野党 (yatō, “opposition party”)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 下 | 野 |
| しも Grade: 1 |
Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | irregular |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 繍線菊 (meadowsweet) |
⟨simo1tuke2⟩ → */simʷotukei̯/ → /ɕimot͡suke/
Originally a clipping of Old Japanese 下毛野 (Simo1tuke2no1 → Shimotsukeno, literally “Lower Keno”).[3]
The meadowsweet sense was first attested in The Pillow Book (1002), from the province where the flower was first discovered.
Proper noun
下野 • (Shimotsuke)
- a placename, such as that of:
- (historical) Short for 下野国 (Shimotsuke-no-kuni): Shimotsuke Province, an old province of Japan, now part of Tochigi Prefecture
- Synonym: 野州 (Yashū)
- Short for 下野市 (Shimotsuke-shi): Shimotsuke City in Tochigi Prefecture
- one of three cities in Toyama Prefecture
- (historical) Short for 下野国 (Shimotsuke-no-kuni): Shimotsuke Province, an old province of Japan, now part of Tochigi Prefecture
- a surname
Derived terms
- 下野薬師寺址 (Shimotsuke Yakushiji Ato)
- 木下野 (kishimotsuke)
See also
- 上野 (Kōzuke)
Noun
下野 • (shimotsuke)
- the Japanese meadowsweet, Spiraea japonica
- Synonym: 木下野 (kishimotsuke)
- Hypernym: 薔薇 (bara)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 下野科 (shimotsuke-ka)
- 下野草 (shimotsukesō, “Filipendula multijuga”)
- 赤沼下野 (akanuma shimotsuke)
- 岩下野 (iwa shimotsuke, “Spiraea nipponica”)
- 蝦夷下野 (Ezo shimotsuke, “Spiraea media subsp. media var. sericea”)
- 草下野 (kusa shimotsuke)
- 小葉の下野 (koba no shimotsuke)
- 穂咲 (hozaki shimotsuke, “Spiraea salicifolia”)
- 丸葉下野 (maruba shimotsuke, “Spiraea betulifolia”)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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