A hot rolled steel material according to one aspect of the present invention has prescribed chemical components, with the remainder comprising Fe and impurities, and 90% or more of the area of the metal structure is constituted from ferrite and pearlite. Mn sulfides extend along the rolling direction and have aspect ratios of greater than 10 but no more than 30, and as measured in a cross section parallel to the rolling direction, the Mn sulfides have an average number density of 50-200 per 1 mm2.