Word Meaning 下野

げや geya

下野 is read as げや (geya) and means retirement from public office.

Meaning

English

  1. retirement from public office
  2. going into opposition
  3. losing power

Reading

Kana

げや

Romaji

geya

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 14523 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

下毛野

しもつけの

Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica)

野に下る

やにくだる

to leave the government service

下手

へた

imprudent

下手

したで

underarm grip on opponent's belt

下町

したまち

Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

下着

したぎ

underwear

下品

げひん

vulgar

下手くそ

へたくそ

unskilled

下界

げかい

this world (as opposed to heaven)

下院

かいん

lower house

下方

かほう

lower region

下水道

げすいどう

sewer