僕 = 亻 + 业 + 丷 + 夫

僕 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “me”. It is built from 亻 (person), 业 (upside down in a row), 丷 (horns) and 夫 (husband). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1933.

Keyword: me
RTK frame: 1933
Strokes: 14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ボク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): しもべ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: я
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 僕 slave

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 僕 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “upside down in a row” + “horns”. 僕 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 僕 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.