Word Meaning 下野

しもつけ shimotsuke

下野 is read as しもつけ (shimotsuke) and means Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture).

Meaning

English

  1. Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
  2. Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica)
  3. meadowsweet

Reading

Kana

しもつけ

Romaji

shimotsuke

Writing Variants

  • 繍線菊 しもつけ shimotsuke

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 76728 Priority M

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