Definition of 下野 (しもつけ)

しもつけ

下野

しもつけ

shimotsuke

noun
1.
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica), meadowsweet(usually kana, abbreviation)
See also:下毛野
2.
Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)(only relevant for 下野)
Other readings:
しもつけ《繍線菊》
シモツケ
Related Kanji
below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
plains, field, rustic, civilian life
sew, figured cloth
line, track
chrysanthemum