僕(ぼく)

ぼく
pronoun
I (male)
1. I, me
First-person pronoun used mainly by males in casual or semi-formal settings.
僕(ぼく)は学生(がくせい)です。
I am a student.
僕(ぼく)の名前(なまえ)は田中(たなか)です。
My name is Tanaka.
僕(ぼく)は毎日(まいにち)電車(でんしゃ)で学校(がっこう)に通(かよ)っている。
I commute to school by train every day.
僕(ぼく)の家(いえ)は学校(がっこう)から遠(とお)いので、毎日(まいにち)朝(あさ)早(はや)く起(お)きなければならない。
My house is far from school, so I have to get up early every morning.
僕(ぼく)は小(ちい)さい時(とき)から本(ほん)を読(よ)むのが好(す)きで、毎週(まいしゅう)図書館(としょかん)に行(い)って新(あたら)しい本(ほん)を借(か)りている。
I've liked reading since I was little, and every week I go to the library and borrow new books.

僕(ぼく) is a first-person pronoun used mainly by males.

USAGE:

  • More casual than 私(わたし)
  • Used by boys and men
  • Common in everyday conversation
  • Softer/gentler than 俺(おれ)

COMPARISON OF MALE PRONOUNS:

  • 僕(ぼく): casual, polite, soft
  • 俺(おれ): casual, masculine, rough
  • 私(わたし): formal, gender-neutral

Note: Young boys often use 僕(ぼく) when speaking to adults.

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Added 2026.1.9 21:33 · Revised 2026.2.20 0:23
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