坊ちゃん (ぼっちゃん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

坊ちゃん (ぼっちゃん) means son (of others).

See example sentences below.

坊ちゃん at a glance

坊ちゃん

ぼっちゃんbotchan

N1noun

son (of others)

坊ちゃんぼっちゃんbotchanN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

son (of others)

Example 1

彼は教え子の坊ちゃんです。

Translation

He is the son of my student.

Example 2

坊ちゃんはとてもわがままです。

Translation

The young master is very spoiled.