Boku

ぼく, as in 'I'. Young kids often use this, as do older adults (sometimes after おれ) or when being a little less 'rough' than when using おれ.

What I never knew was that accent can play a role with this word. I've been told that ぼくwith a rising intonation is how an adult would say it, while a child would use a more flat accent. How come nobody ever told me that before?

Comments

[投稿： dr Dave]

Huh... I asked around and so far only got looks of complete incomprehension...
Of course, it might be subtle enough that only some people realize it...

[投稿： Darren]

Well, this was the first time I've heard of it. I'll remember it as an interesting comment until I hear confirmation. Cheers for that!