young male servant; page
Historical term for a boy or young man employed as a servant or attendant. Not used in modern everyday Japanese.
In the houses of old nobility, several young male servants attended.
This picture scroll depicts a page carrying his master's luggage.
Historical kanji spelling for a young male servant or page.
Variant kanji spelling; less common than 童僕.
Compound of 童 (young boy) and 僕 (servant). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word appears in classical Chinese and was adopted into Japanese with the same meaning.