How do you say "provincial" in Japanese?

“Provincial” in Japanese

Short answer

夷 ebisu えびす

Provincial in Japanese is “夷” (ebisu). Full meaning: provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner, barbarian.

Other ways to say “Provincial” in Japanese

イモい imoi rustic, unsophisticated, provincial, hick, uncool, unstylish えびす ebisu provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner, barbarian エビス ebisu provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner, barbarian 日向臭い hinatakusai having the smell of having been dried in the sun; provincial, rural, unrefined えべっ ebe provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner, barbarian 田舎っぽい inakappoi provincial, rural, parochial, small-town, unsophisticated ヱビス ebisu provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner, barbarian ゑびす ebisu provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner, barbarian いもい imoi rustic, unsophisticated, provincial, hick, uncool, unstylish 胡 ebisu provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner, barbarian 恵比須 ebisu provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner, barbarian

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