僕ぼく

pronoun

I; me

First-person pronoun used primarily by males. Casual to neutral; common among boys and young men, but can be used by adult men in informal settings. Less formal than 私 (わたし).

• 僕ぼくは学がく生せいです。

  I am a student.

• 明日あした、僕ぼくの家いえに来こない？

  Won't you come to my place tomorrow?

pronoun

you

Colloquial second-person use when addressing a young boy, often with a friendly or familiar tone. Not used toward adults or in formal situations.

• 僕ぼく、名な前まえは何なんていうの？

  Hey, what's your name?

noun

manservant

Archaic noun meaning a male servant or attendant. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの武ぶ家け屋や敷しきでは、僕ぼくが主しゅ人じんの身みの回まわりの世せ話わをした。

  In samurai residences of the Edo period, manservants took care of their master's personal needs.