“Bumpkin” in Japanese
Short answer
Bumpkin in Japanese is “山出し” (yamadashi). Full meaning: bumpkin, person from the country, unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside.
Other ways to say “Bumpkin” in Japanese
田吾作
tagosaku farmer, bumpkin, yokel, peasant
芋
imo tuber, taro, potato, yam; yokel, bumpkin; dud, worthless thing
田舎者
inakamono person from the countryside, countryman, countryfolk, provincial person, bumpkin, hick, hillbilly, redneck
山だし
yamadashi bumpkin, person from the country, unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside
山猿
yamazaru mountain monkey, wild monkey; mountain dweller, bumpkin, boor
田子作
tagosaku farmer, bumpkin, yokel, peasant
椋鳥
mukudori grey starling (Sturnus cineraceus), gray starling, white-cheeked starling; starling (any bird of family Sturnidae); bumpkin, gullible person
イモ
imo tuber, taro, potato, yam; yokel, bumpkin; dud, worthless thing
薯
imo tuber, taro, potato, yam; yokel, bumpkin; dud, worthless thing
藷
imo tuber, taro, potato, yam; yokel, bumpkin; dud, worthless thing
暑預
imo tuber, taro, potato, yam; yokel, bumpkin; dud, worthless thing
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