ちゃ
 

noun

  1. (another's) son, boy, young master. Honorific or respectful language.
  2. green young man from a well-to-do family, young man innocent of the ways of the world.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
ちゃ
 
坊ちゃん ぼっちゃん
 
 
ちゃ
 
坊っちゃん ぼっちゃん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

boy, priest's residence, priest
ボウ ボッ (7th)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)