Vocab Info

N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

告白(こくはく)confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, profession of love, confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.), admission

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with), declaration of love

    3. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      profession (of faith)

      Christianity
    4. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      4.

      confession (of sins)

      Christianity

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    告白 【こくはく】

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      裁判所(さいばんしょ)正直(しょうじき)(つみ)告白(こくはく)する。

      To confess your crimes honestly in court. {confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, profession of love, confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)}

      • N2

      (かみ)(つみ)(ゆる)しを(もと)めるために告白(こくはく)しました。

      I confessed in order to seek forgiveness for my sins from God. {confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, profession of love, confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)}

      • N2

      (あい)告白(こくはく)をしましたが、()られてしまいました。

      I confessed my love, but I was rejected. {confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, profession of love, confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)}

      • N2

      (おのれ)(あやま)ちを告白(こくはく)したが、(はは)はとっくにその(あやま)ちに()づいていた。

      I confessed my mistake, but my mother had already noticed it a long time ago. {confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, profession of love, confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)}

      • N2

      告白(こくはく)をしていないのに、(わたし)たちはいつの()にか恋人(こいびと)関係(かんけい)になっていました。

      Even though we never confessed our feelings, we somehow became lovers. {confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, profession of love, confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)}

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