also: はいと · はやひと
Hayato; ancient ethnic group in Kyūshū
Historical term for a people who lived in southern Kyūshū and resisted Yamato rule in ancient times.
See also: 大和
man from Kagoshima
Only with reading はやと
Modern colloquial term for a man from Kagoshima Prefecture, often with a rough or spirited image. Restricted to the reading はやと.
That man from Kagoshima can hold his liquor.
The Hayato were an ethnic group in Kyūshū that resisted the Yamato state in ancient times.
隼人 were an ethnic group in southern Kyūshū distinct from and often resisting 大和, the Yamato state that unified ancient Japan.
chayote; christophine
Standard kanji spelling for the historical ethnic group and the modern regional term.
Alternate reading; less common than はやと.
Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
Kana spelling is common in modern contexts, especially for the Kagoshima man sense.
The origin of the name 隼人 is uncertain. It may be related to the swiftness of a falcon (隼), but this is speculative. The historical derivation is unclear.