also: はいと · はやひと
noun
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
隼人は古代、大和政権に抵抗した九州の民族だ。
The Hayato were an ethnic group in Kyūshū that resisted the Yamato state in ancient times.
noun
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.
あの隼人は酒に強い。
That man from Kagoshima can hold his liquor.
Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
Kana spelling is common in modern contexts, especially for the Kagoshima man sense.
Refers to the ancient Yamato state or the Japanese people as a whole, in contrast to the Hayato who were a distinct ethnic group.
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.