also: いなかじん
noun
country dweller; person from the countryside
Refers to a person who lives in or comes from a rural area. Can carry a slightly rustic or unsophisticated nuance depending on context.
彼は田舎人だから、都会の生活に慣れるのに時間がかかった。
He is a country dweller, so it took him time to get used to city life.
田舎人の素朴さが好きだ。
I like the simplicity of country folk.
Compound of 田舎 (inaka, 'countryside') and 人 (hito, 'person'), with rendaku voicing to びと. The reading いなかじん uses the on'yomi of 人.