1A first-person pronoun used by males to refer to themselves; less formal than 私, commonly used among friends and at home.
僕は毎朝6時に起きます。
I get up at 6 o'clock every morning.
これは僕のかばんです。
This is my bag.
僕にも手伝わせてください。
Please let me help too.
子供のころ、僕はよくこの公園で遊んだ。
When I was a kid, I often played in this park.
2Colloquial and limited usage: an adult may address a young boy with 僕 instead of "you."
駅員が迷子の男の子に「僕、お母さんはどこにいるの?」と聞いた。
The station staff asked the lost little boy, "Where is your mother?"
おじいさんは通りがかりの僕に「気をつけて帰りなさい」と言った。
The old man said to the passing boy, "Be careful on your way home."
3Archaic: a male servant who works in a household; rarely used in modern Japanese.
昔の物語には、主人に忠実に仕える僕が登場することが多い。
Old stories often feature a manservant who serves his master faithfully.