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What is the difference between 'ぼくたち' and 'ぼくら'? Both are written in kanji as
僕達 and mean 'we'. Are they equal in using?
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What is the difference between 'ぼくたち' and 'ぼくら'?
Firstly, they are written differently in kanji. ぼくたち is usually written as 僕たち
(some dictionaries also list 僕達). ぼくら is written as 僕ら or 僕等.

Secondly, the difference in meaning and usage between ～たち and ～ら is answered
in detail in a thread
[here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/8105/what-is-the-
difference-in-usage-between-a-plural-using-a-the-kanji-repetition/8176#8176)
and also
[here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/1310/pluralization-in-
japanese-usage-of-%E3%81%9F%E3%81%A1-and-%E3%82%89).
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