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僕

Readings

Kana: ボク、しもべ
Romaji: boku, shimobe
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

me, I (male)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  1236
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-2-12
Korean Reading:  bog
Chinese Reading:  pu1
Unicode:  50d5
JIS:  4B4D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 164
Nelson Index: 544
New Nelson Index: 313
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a12.1
Four Corner Index: 2223.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1820
Gakken Index: 1522
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1094
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0922
Remembering the kanji Index: 1794
Kanji Way Index: 296
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1068
Kodansha Compact Index: 134
Kanji in Context Index: 1241
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 121
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 142
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1811
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1933
Essential Kanji Index: 1838
Kodansha Kanji Index: 185
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2163
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1693

Words

僕 (しもべ)
servant; manservant; menial
臣 (やつこ、つぶね、やつこらま)
slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I; me
僕ら (ぼくら)
we
下僕 (げぼく)
manservant
僕婢 (ぼくひ)
male and female servants
僕 (ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
僕 (やつがれ)
I; me
僕達 (ぼくたち)
we
学僕 (がくぼく)
working student
僕仲間 (ぼくなかま)
fellow servant
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