JLPT N5 Beginner
僕
Male first-person pronoun or term of address for a young boy.
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Other forms
ボク used for emphasis or in creative writing
1 Pronoun
"I" / "Me" (for males)
A standard male pronoun that implies a degree of deference or humility without being stiffly formal.
Example
A この 仕事 、 誰 が やり ます か ？
B あ 、 僕 が やり ます 。
[A:] Who's going to do this task? [B:] Oh, I'll do it.
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2 Pronoun
"You" (addressing a young boy)
A term of address used by adults toward young boys, functioning effectively as a second-person pronoun.
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