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Use of boku in the real world for women? (lemmy.eco.br)
submitted 3 weeks ago by to c/japaneselanguage@sopuli.xyz
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So, I'm aware that Japan is not just "the anime country" and that people don't act and talk like an anime character. However, I did see that some women in anime (specifically more tomboyish/casual women) would say "boku". I've also seen the standard "watashi" and "atashi" for women, but I'm generally more tomboyish and was wondering if it was weird to introduce myself like 「僕は五月です。」(Boku wa Satsuki desu).

My real name isn't actually Satsuki as I'm not Japanese, I'm just using the character's name as a pseudonym.

Again, I know people don't talk like anime characters, but I still wanna make sure it's not weird to address myself as that just because I'm a tomboy. Or is it similar to someone in one of my languages saying "Tô confuso" as a woman? ("I'm confused" but said as a man, tô confusa is correct for a woman).

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[–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I only speak Japanese and English fluently. I speak French but not at a business/academic level because I grew up in the predominantly anglophone side of Canada. I speak a bit of German too because I've always been interested in their language and culture (beer is culture, right). Not sure if it counts, but I know profanities in different languages thanks to all my international friends lol

The comm is for people who want some bits of translations done by multilingual — and human — Lemmies and hopefully get some more nuance and contextual understanding!

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