僕

• 読み: ぼく
• ローマ字: boku
• 漢字の分解: 僕 (boku/shimobe) — servant, I (humble)
• 発音: /bo.kɯ/

意味

I; me. A first-person pronoun used primarily by males in casual to semi-formal settings.

Softer and more modest than 俺 (ore), but less formal than 私 (watashi). Commonly used by boys and men in everyday conversation. Young boys often start using 僕 before switching to 俺 in their teens. Some women in creative or academic fields also use it. Appropriate in most situations except very formal ones.

例文

1. 僕は日本語を勉強しています。
2. 僕の家は駅の近くです。
3. それは僕のかばんです。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, conversation, school

トーン: friendly

起源と歴史

The kanji 僕 originally meant 'servant' (from the person radical 亻plus 菐). Over time it became a humble first-person pronoun, retaining a sense of modesty.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: Young to middle-aged

社会的背景: Universal