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Japanese

僕ぼく

Kana ぼく Romaji boku

JLPT N4 Common word

01

僕 ぼく · boku

JLPT N4 Common word ボク

01pronoun

male term or language

I; me

02pronoun

colloquial

you

when addressing a young boy

03noun

archaic

manservant

Examples

「ぼくだいじょうぶ？」といわれました。「だいじょうぶ」とこたえました。

I was asked, "You OK, kid?". I replied, "Fine."

Tatoeba #77009

僕はスーザンに謝ろうと電話したのに、彼女ときたら一方的に電話を切っちゃったんだ。

I called Susan to apologize to her, but she hung up on me.

Tatoeba #82081

僕もだよ。

Me, too.

Tatoeba #81730

02

僕 しもべ · shimobe

JLPT N1 下部、隷 (word containing irregular kanji usage)

01noun

usually kana

servant; manservant; menial

03

僕 やつがれ · yatsugare

01pronoun

archaichumble (kenjougo) language

I; me

04

臣 やつこ · yatsuko

奴、僕、つぶね、やつこらま

01noun

Only やつこ archaic

slave

02noun

retainer; servant

03noun

Only やつこ

captive

04noun

Only やつこ derogatory

varlet

05pronoun

Only やつこ humble (kenjougo) language

I; me

Source

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