Editing Botchan (section)

[[File:Manuscripts of "Botchan".jpg|thumb|Part of manuscripts of "Botchan" by Natsume Soseki]]
{{Short description|1906 novel by Natsume Sōseki}}
{{About|the novel written in 1906|the heritage railway train in Matsuyama, Japan|Botchan Ressha}}
{{original research|date=August 2016}}
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{{nihongo|'''''Botchan'''''|坊っちゃん||{{ipa|ja|boꜜtʲ.tɕaɴ}}<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典|publisher=NHK Publishing|editor=NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute|date=24 May 2016|lang=ja}}</ref><ref name=daijirin>{{cite book|script-title=ja:[[Daijirin|大辞林]]|publisher=[[Sanseidō]]|editor-last=Matsumura|editor-first=Akira|edition=4th|date=5 September 2019|lang=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:新明解日本語アクセント辞典|edition=2nd|editor-last=Kindaichi|editor-first=Haruhiko|editor-link=Haruhiko Kindaichi|editor-last2=Akinaga|editor-first2=Kazue|publisher=[[Sanseidō]]|date=10 March 2025|lang=ja}}</ref>}} is a novel written by Japanese author [[Natsume Sōseki]] in 1906. It is one of the most popular Japanese novels, read by many  during their school years. The central theme of the story is [[morality]], but there are generous amounts of humor and sarcasm alongside it.