Meaning of 坊ちゃん(ぼっちゃん) in Japanese

坊ちゃん, 坊っちゃん
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
ぼっちゃん
Romaji
botchan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    son (of others)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    young master
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    green young man from a well-to-do family

Examples of 坊ちゃん, 坊っちゃん, ぼっちゃん in a sentence

  • 御坊ちゃんに幸あれ。

    All our best to that little boy.

Related Kanji

坊 JLPT 2

7 strokes

boy, priest's residence, priest

On'Yomi: ボウ, ボッ

Kun'Yomi:

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