Where does “下野” come from?

下野 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 下野, from Japanese 野, from Middle Chinese 野.

下野 (Chinese): to be forced to step down

Definitions

  1. to be forced to step down

Ancestry of “下野”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese下野retirement from public office
2Japanese野an area, field; the hidden part of a structure;...
3Middle Chinese野—
Every word from Middle Chinese 野 →Every word from Japanese 野 →Every word from Japanese 下野 →