Keyword
me (boyish)
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1933
Readings
ぼく
(99%)
Composed of
thin person
runway
antlers on a wall
husband
Mnemonic

This is a first person pronoun often used by boys; when used by older men it carries the undertone of "feeling young" or "feeling like a boy".

Imagine you're a strong, burly man. You're at the airport, outside, and you're about to board your plane. Suddenly you see a husband holding a pair of antlers over his head, running through the runway towards you, with pure rage and madness in his eyes. Even though he's a really thin person you can't help but to recoil in fear. Who is he? What does he want? You have no idea, but you suddenly feel very boyish and not very manly at all. He's going to skewer you with those antlers; you just know it!

(How do we know the guy's a husband? Well, he's wearing a gold wedding ring on his hand.)

Used in vocabulary (29 in total)
Examples (200 in total)
Let me do this.
It's me!
I didn't do it.
Me, too.
I wanted to go, too.
I have to go now.
I'm here.
I'm here, too.
I think he understood me.
I understood what she said.
Do you want to be my girlfriend?
He didn't go and I didn't either.
That's not what I'm saying.
I can't do it either.
Is this mine or yours?
This isn't for me.
I think it's true.
Actually, I'd also like to go.
If you don't go, I will not go either.
This is mine, and this is yours.
This is what I can do for you.
I am you.
I don't know what you're doing now.
If you come, I'll also go!
You and I are both men.
You know that you can tell me if something's going on, right?
Let's go to my room.
This isn't my home.
Can you give me a house?
I wonder if I'm okay.
I was okay.
I made this.
I could hardly keep from laughing.
Yes, that's my house.
I know that much myself.
Could you be my teacher?
Please be my girlfriend.
They think they're stronger than me.
Where's my room?
I don't know where I am.
Please don't eat me!
He called me Ichiro.
I like tomato soup.
You should've just told me the truth.
Can it really be mine?
I'm always looking at you.
I'll do it for you.
Oh? I want to see him, too.
I don't think he killed those men.
I had intended to go there.
I'm walking with her.
She showed me her room.
I don't know anything about it.
Why are you doing this to me?
Why are you in my room?
Do you know why I'm here?
I'm better.
I'm a little bit concerned.
Nobody here knows my name.
I'll do it too, of course!
Here, let me do it.
You should listen to what I want to say.
That's what I said all along.
I never believed that.
I want to believe.
I believe you.
I'll ask someone who knows more than me.
She took me by surprise.
I'll go if it's fun.
I want you to be my girlfriend.
I want to be a child.
Why do I have to do it?
I have to wait.
Do I have to go, too?
I don't know this lady.
I think you're the woman I've been waiting for all my life.
I can't explain it now.
I asked her to wait a moment.
How I wish I could go, too!
I wish I could use magic.
She walked slowly away from me.
If I were you, I wouldn't do that kind of thing.
You're the only one who can help me.
Why is everybody scared of me?
If he can do it, so can I.
I want something to drink now.
I was thinking the exact same thing.
What you say is quite different from what I heard from him.
I went there many times.
I like girls.
What did you buy me?
It was my dream.
My dream is to buy a Lamborghini tractor.
I'm not the kind of person you think I am.
I wrote this book.
I'll give you my books.
I read books.
I'm afraid to fall.
Have you seen me before?
I wonder why nobody told me.
Nobody believes what I say.
There's no one behind me. I'm the last one.
I noticed that, too.
I didn't notice it either.
But my mind tells my fingers what to do.
I don't get why he isn't here yet.
I'll sleep here.
I want to sleep.
It's night and I'm still not asleep.
I won't be home tomorrow.
You or I will be chosen.
That's what I was looking for.
That isn't what I'm looking for.
I expected her to have come yesterday.
Yesterday, I read a book.
You ought to have come to see me yesterday.
Do you think I'm a cute kid?
Let me win.
This is too easy for me.
Please give me back my book.
It's not easy to find a job in my country.
I'm not alone. I have you.
I won't be quiet.
I'm always ready.
Two boys stood in front of me.
That is the same color as mine.
I like this color as well.
I had to shout in order to be heard.
This is why she is still angry with me.
I have decided to carry on the work.
I call your name.
I can't remember his name.
Cook for me.
I'm happy to have been able to meet you.
Nobody but you can make me happy.
You're not my friend anymore.
I don't have any friends.
I'm not your friend.
Are you my friend?
I can fly.
This book is too difficult for me.
If you don't believe me, go see for yourself.
I want to think for myself.
That was more interesting than I thought it would be.
A beautiful girl sat next to me.
I was a kid at that time.
My hair has grown too long.
I am very dangerous.
My family needs me and I need my family.
I was born in 2013.
Leave it to me.
Promise you won't forget me.
Do you promise not to forget me?
My friend went back to Japan.
I can sleep on the floor.
I feel fine.
Will you marry me?
I want to marry her.
I fell asleep.
I'm glad my mother is a person who understands people's feelings.
I don't know whether he'll come.
I always work alone. I'm just not a team player.
I don't have to go there alone.
I'm young.
My father died when I was thirteen.
Let's check why your answers differ from mine.
Yes, you love me.
I love her and she loves me.
I wanted to be loved.
I love you, too.
I worked there.
Don't you like playing with me?
I thought you liked playing with me.
I'm not in that much of a hurry.
Do you know my brother Masao?
I'm a slow learner.
I was very nervous at first.
I have my own ideas.
Your idea differs entirely from mine.
Your way of thinking is quite distinct from mine.
His way of thinking is very similar to mine.
I can't walk any further.
I can't wait any longer.
If I hadn't met you back then, my life would've been completely different.
She dumped me.
No one asked me any questions.
She said 'I love you' to me.
I need a bigger room.
What do you like about me?
No matter where you may go, don't forget to write to me.
I think I'm right.
I'm not too tired.
She kissed me, not him.
I can't afford to keep a car.
You may use my car at any time.
I'm in the car.
Don't laugh at my failure.
I think him a fool.
I've lived here for 30 years.
I live very near here.