坊っちゃん (ぼっちゃん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

坊っちゃん (ぼっちゃん) means son (of others) / young master.

See example sentences below.

坊っちゃん at a glance

坊っちゃん

ぼっちゃんbotchan

N2noun

son (of others) / young master

坊っちゃんぼっちゃんbotchanN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

son (of others) / young master

Example 1

坊っちゃんはまだ学校に行っています。

Translation

The young master is still at school.

Example 2

あの家の坊っちゃんはわがままです。

Translation

The son of that family is selfish.