also: とじん
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.
He is a capital resident born and raised in Kyoto.
Capital residents are not used to country life.
Standard kanji form; the reading みやこびと is the most common.
Alternate on'yomi reading; less common and may sound literary or archaic.
A native compound of 都 “capital” and 人 “person,” with rendaku changing ひと to びと: “a person of the capital.”