also: ひじん · とひと
countryfolk; villager; provincial
Archaic term for a person from the countryside, often with a nuance of rusticity. Cross-referenced with 田舎者.
See also: 田舎者
The countryfolk longed for life in the capital.
greedy person; low-standing person; underclass
Only with reading ひじん
Archaic derogatory term for a person of low status or greedy character. Restricted to the reading ひじん.
In old documents, there are descriptions admonishing the greedy and lowly.
Archaic kanji spelling for 'countryfolk'. The reading ひなびと is restricted to this form.
Alternate archaic spelling for the derogatory sense, read as ひじん.
Abbreviated archaic form, read as とひと.
The kanji 鄙 means 'rustic' or 'remote', and 人 means 'person'. The reading ひなびと is a compound of 鄙 (ひな) and 人 (びと). The alternate reading ひじん uses the on'yomi. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.