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Kanji Detail for 僕 - "i (male), servant"

僕

  • Meaning

    僕 means "i (male), servant." Also associated with boy.

    1. I (male) - A humble first-person pronoun used by males.

    2. Servant - One who serves another.

    3. Boy - A young male.

  • Words using 僕

    • 僕ら ぼくら Listen we; us
    • 僕たち ぼくたち Listen we

  • Tattoo check: 僕

    • Verified meaning: i (male), servant
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すえお, すえとも, すえひろ, すえよし)
    • Also carries these associations: boy

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 僕

    Surnames 僕(すえお)Listen 僕(すえとも)Listen 僕(すえひろ)Listen 僕(すえよし)Listen 僕(のりお)Listen 僕(ほうよう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    me; I (male); servant; manservant

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    slave, servant, I

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    servant

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to fall forward; prostrate, prone; servant

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A term for servants. Such as 奴僕 (servants). | To drive a carriage. Hence the driver is called 僕夫. The old official system had 太僕寺, meaning the office managing horses. | A humble self-reference. Today, calling oneself 僕 in letters is an example. | 僕僕: Busy and rushed appearance. Such as 風塵僕僕, meaning traveling without rest.

  • Onyomi

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    boku(ボク) ボク

  • Kunyomi

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    shimobe(しもべ) しもべ

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    i (male) servant boy driver me official aide apprentice assistant attendant follower helper humble laborer lackey minion page pronoun subordinate underling valet worker

Sentences including 僕

  • She gave me a present.

  • I don't know where my watch is.

  • I have a good many things to do today.

  • I owe my success to you.

  • As soon as he saw me , he ran away.

  • Somebody up there loves me.

  • How should i know?

  • Not only i , but also you are responsible for this accident.

  • I suddenly became very sad.

  • Don't laugh at my failure.

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