Where does “下野” come from?

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

下野 (Japanese): retirement from public office

Definitions

  1. retirement from public office

Ancestry of “下野”, step by step

下野 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 野

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese野an area, field; the hidden part of a structure;...
2Middle Chinese野—

via Japanese 下

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese下the below; the lower portion, end; low in degree...
2Middle Chinese下—

Words derived from “下野”

Every word from Middle Chinese 野 →Every word from Japanese 野 →