Word Meaning 坊っちゃん

ぼっちゃん bocchan

坊っちゃん is read as ぼっちゃん (bocchan) and means Botchan (1906 novel by Natsume Sōseki).

Meaning

English

Botchan (1906 novel by Natsume Sōseki)
green young man from a well-to-do family
young man innocent of the ways of the world
(another's) son
boy
young master

Reading

Kana

ぼっちゃん

Romaji

bocchan

Writing Variants

坊ちゃん ぼっちゃん bocchan
坊つちやん ぼっちゃん bocchan

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms お坊ちゃま,御坊ちゃま,お坊ちゃん,子息,令息 Related Words 男子,男の子,少年,男児,ボーイ,男,男性,男の人 Rank 1273 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

坊さん

ぼうさん

boy

坊主

ぼうず

not catching anything

坊や

ぼうや

boy

お坊さん

おぼうさん

son (of others)

赤ん坊

あかんぼ

baby

本因坊

ほんいんぼう

Hon'inbō

朝寝坊

あさねぼう

late riser

寝坊

ねぼう

late riser

暴れん坊

あばれんぼう

rambunctious kid

甘えん坊

あまえんぼう

wheedling child

桜ん坊

さくらんぼ

cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)

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坊っちゃん Bocchan