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N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

白状(はくじょう)confession

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      confession

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    白状 【はくじょう】

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      警察(けいさつ)共犯(きょうはん)(しゃ)名前(なまえ)白状(はくじょう)する。

      Confess the name of the accomplice to the police. {confession}

      • N1

      (かね)(ぬす)んだことを白状(はくじょう)した男性(だんせい)逮捕(たいほ)する。

      Arrest the man who confessed to stealing money. {confession}

      • N1

      その生徒(せいと)先生(せんせい)自分(じぶん)がイジメをしたと白状(はくじょう)しました。

      The student confessed to the teacher that he had been bullying. {confession}

      • N1

      (ぼく)不倫(ふりん)白状(はくじょう)するや(いな)や、(つま)はテキパキと離婚(りこん)準備(じゅんび)(はじ)めた。

      As soon as I confessed to my affair, my wife promptly started preparing for a divorce. {confession}

      • N1

      (つみ)(いさぎよ)白状(はくじょう)すればこそ、刑期(けいき)(みじか)くしたり(けい)(かる)くしたり出来(でき)るのである。

      It is only by honestly confessing one's crimes that one can potentially shorten their sentence or lighten their punishment. {confession}

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