Botchan

novel by Natsume Sōseki
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1190533
Botchan
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Summary

Botchan is a literary work[1]. Botchan ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,177 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Botchan authored Natsume Sōseki[3].
  • Botchan's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Botchan's Commons category is recorded as Botchan[5].
  • Botchan's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[6].
  • Botchan's country of origin is recorded as Japan[7].
  • Botchan was published on 1906[8].
  • Botchan's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138515728[9].
  • Botchan's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '坊っちゃん'}[10].
  • Botchan's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '親譲 (おやゆずり) の無鉄砲 (むてっぽう) で小供の時から損ばかりしている。'}[11].
  • Botchan's derivative work is recorded as Botchan[12].
  • Botchan's copyright status is recorded as public domain[13].
  • Botchan's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].
  • Botchan's form of creative work is recorded as novel[15].

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Authorship and Creation

Botchan authored Natsume Sōseki[3].

Publication

Botchan was published on 1906[8]. Botchan's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[6].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Botchan include Bocchan Literary Award[16], an award[17], in Japan[18].

Why It Matters

Botchan ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,177 views/month).[2] Botchan has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Botchan is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for Botchan include Bocchan Literary Award[16], an award[17], in Japan[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · ~2026-53587-32 · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '坊っちゃん'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'gl', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 's
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Title: 坊っちゃん"
  2. 24d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Botchan
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Derivative work: Botchan, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790007161948"
  3. 19w ago · Mcampany · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → novel
    Language of work or name → Japanese
    Has edition or translation → Q138515728
    Author → Natsume Sōseki
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ndl authority id: 00627712, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780591787534"
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