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僕

I
Stroke count: 14

Readings

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JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8Level 12

Meanings

  1. i
  2. meRtK
  3. i (male)
  4. servant
  5. manservant
  1. you

Radicals and components

Radical人person亻variant
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · upside down in a row · husband

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1933

Compound words

僕らぼくら
we; us
僕たちぼくたち
we
下僕げぼく
manservant
家僕かぼく
houseboy
公僕こうぼく
public servant
従僕じゅうぼく
manservant
僕達ぼくたち
we
僕等ぼくら
we
僕婢ぼくひ
male and female servants
僮僕どうぼく
young male servant
僕仲間ぼくなかま
fellow servant

On Reading Examples

彼は数学が好きだが、僕は嫌いだ。ぼく
He likes mathematics, but I don't.tatoeba
彼は親切にも僕の勉強を見てくれた。ぼく
He was kind enough to help me with my studies.tatoeba
彼は真っ直ぐ僕のほうへちかづいてきました。ぼく
He came straight up to me.tatoeba
彼は自分のボートで僕を島へ運んでくれた。ぼく
He took me over to the island in his boat.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は数学が好きだが、僕は嫌いだ。
He likes mathematics, but I don't.tatoeba
彼は親切にも僕の勉強を見てくれた。
He was kind enough to help me with my studies.tatoeba
彼は真っ直ぐ僕のほうへちかづいてきました。
He came straight up to me.tatoeba
彼は自分のボートで僕を島へ運んでくれた。
He took me over to the island in his boat.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

I (male, casual). 亻 (person) + 菐 (servant) — modestly, 'I, your servant'.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 僕

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