僕
ぼく
hepburn boku
I (male, casual)
Part of speech · pronoun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 僕も行きます。I will go too.
- 僕の家は近いです。My house is nearby.
Collocations
僕 (boku, I masc)僕の僕たち僕ら俺 (ore, rougher)
Mnemonic
Boku-i (僕) is "I (masculine / intimate register)" — B + cluster (first-person address register cluster). Japans first-person register 5-step: (1) watakushi (most formal / official); (2) watashi (polite / default unisex); (3) boku (masculine / intimate / middle-school to adult); (4) ore (masculine / very intimate / rough); (5) atashi (feminine / intimate). Korean jeo / na 2-way and Chinese wo single; Japans 5 systematic register cluster unique.
Quick check
Japans 1st person 5?