僕

Meaning

僕 centers on a male self-reference that carries a sense of humility or service: a man referring to himself modestly, or a male servant. The 'I (male)' and 'manservant' meanings both stem from this idea of a humble male role.

• 僕ぼく
  N5

  I; me

• 僕らぼくら

  we; us

• 僕たちぼくたち

  we

• 下僕げぼく

  manservant

• 公僕こうぼく

  public servant

• 従僕じゅうぼく

  manservant; male attendant; valet

• 僕しもべ
  N1

  servant; manservant; menial

• 僕やつがれ

  I; me

• 僕ちんぼくちん

  I; me

• 僕んちぼくんち

  my home

• 僕んとこぼくんとこ

  at my place

• 僕仲間ぼくなかま

  fellow servant

• 僕女ぼくおんな

  woman who uses the usually male personal pronoun "boku" to refer to herself

• 僕婢ぼくひ

  male and female servants

• 僕的ぼくてき

  my personal (e.g. opinion)

• 奴僕ぬぼく

  manservant; footman

• 学僕がくぼく

  working student

• 家僕かぼく

  houseboy; manservant

• 忠僕ちゅうぼく

  faithful servant

• 校僕こうぼく

  student studying and working at the school

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