ぼく

See also: ほく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ぼく – see the following entries.

【僕】S [noun] manservant, servant [pronoun] (men's speech) I; me (personal pronoun; usually used by males; implies that the speaker is a young boy or otherwise boyish) [pronoun] you, he, she (only used in reference to a person who uses this term to refer to themselves, or is one who is assumed to use it, such as a young boy) Alternative spelling ボク 【木】1 [noun] a tree; more specifically, a living tree [noun] the bent and gnarled trunk or roots of an old tree [noun] wood, lumber [noun] something made of wood [noun] in ancient China, a wooden musical instrument [adjective] (derogatory) wooden, as of a person's character or behavior [adjective] (derogatory) wooden, as of a person's mental abilities: blockheaded, stupid, dimwitted

(This term, ぼく, is an alternative spelling of the above terms. For a list of all kanji read as ぼく, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ぼく.)