rustic; country bumpkin; countryfolk
Refers to a person from the countryside, often with a nuance of being unsophisticated or simple. Can be used neutrally or slightly pejoratively.
He is a rustic who has just come to the city.
ruffian; unrefined person
Describes a rough, uncultured, or boorish person. Less common than sense 1 and may overlap with it in some contexts.
His violent behavior is just like that of a ruffian.
non-politician; civilian; non-government person
Used in political contexts to refer to someone outside the government or political establishment. Often implies a fresh, untainted perspective.
He jumped into the political world as an outsider.
Yeren; legendary mountain-dwelling hominid
Refers to the Yeren, a cryptid similar to Bigfoot or the Yeti, said to inhabit the mountains of Hubei, China. A specialized, domain-specific term.
In China's Hubei province, there is a legend of an unidentified creature called the Yeren.
rustic; boor; hick
Standard kanji spelling. The reading やじん is the only one given.
Composed of 野 (field, wild) and 人 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound naturally suggests a person of the wilds or countryside.