also: とじん
noun
capital resident; townsfolk
Refers to people living in the capital city, often with a nuance of sophistication or urbanity. The reading みやこびと is standard; とじん is rarer and more literary.
彼は生まれも育ちも京都の都人だ。
He is a capital resident born and raised in Kyoto.
都人は田舎の生活に慣れていない。
Capital residents are not used to country life.
Compound of 都 (miyako, 'capital') and 人 (hito, 'person'), with rendaku voicing. The reading とじん is the on'yomi version.