Yafu - Yafu

Japanese: 野夫 - やふ

〘 noun 〙 (also "yabu") A man who lives in the countryside. A country bumpkin. A farmer. A savage . Also a word used to humble oneself. ※Suga Family Books (around 900) 10, Letter of the Prince Ono's farewell gift to his household, the second letter: "There _{is no} room _{for a hanging bell} , and _{no one} who is a savage _savage ." ※Hyōbanki and Shikkō Daikyō (1678) 13: "Only savage savage sailors and the like enter the country, and it is rare for a man of good conscience to come here." [Huang Tao - Yanling Diao Tai Shi]

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「やぶ」とも) いなかに住む男。いなか者。農夫。田夫(でんぷ)。野人。また、自分をへりくだっていう語。※菅家文草（900頃）一〇・為小野親王謝別給封戸第二表「室無_二懸磬_一、長失_二野夫之聞_一」※評判記・色道大鏡（1678）一三「野夫(ヤフ)船子やうの者のみ入こみて、心ある人の来るは稀なり」〔黄滔‐厳陵釣台詩〕

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