Vocabulary

What does 坊っちゃん (ぼっちゃん, botchan) mean?

坊っちゃん (ぼっちゃん, botchan) means young master; a spoiled boy.

Quick facts
Reading	ぼっちゃん
Romaji	botchan
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N2

坊っちゃんぼっちゃん

N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkbotchan

young master; a spoiled boy

Example sentences

彼(かれ)は坊(ぼ)っちゃんだから、苦労(くろう)を知(し)りません。
He's a pampered young master, so he doesn't know hardship.
社長(しゃちょう)の坊(ぼ)っちゃんはもう大学生(だいがくせい)だそうです。
I heard that the president's son is already a university student.