JLPT N2 · Noun

坊っちゃん (botchan)

坊っちゃん (ぼっちゃん, botchan) is a Japanese noun meaning “(another's) son; boy”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぼっちゃん
Romaji: botchan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

(another's) son; boy; young master · noun · honorific
green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world · noun

Example sentences

御坊ちゃんに幸あれ。

All our best to that little boy.

Tatoeba #174242

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 坊っちゃん

坊

boy, priest's residence, priestボウ・ボッ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 坊っちゃん.

寝坊ねぼうsleeping in late赤ん坊あかんぼうbaby朝寝坊あさねぼうsleeping late in the morning坊さんぼうさんBuddhist priest坊やぼうやboy

Source: JMdict entry 1603720 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.