See 僕 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
"ipa": "[ɕimo̞be̞]"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Daijirin",
"Daijisen#Online_search_engines",
"Nihon Kokugo Daijiten",
"Nihon Shoki"
],
"word": "僕"
}
{
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"pos": "soft-redirect",
"redirects": [
"やつがれ"
],
"senses": [
{
"tags": [
"no-gloss"
]
}
],
"word": "僕"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 僕 meaning in Japanese (13.3kB)
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}
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