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    3. 告白

    告白

    告こく白はく

    confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.)

    N1KMT7News #19+1CoreEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab12 strokes

    こくはく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.), admission

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    2.
    professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with), declaration of love

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    3.
    profession (of faith)
    Christianity
    4.
    confession (of sins)
    Christianity

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    彼かれは彼かの女じょに愛あいの告こく白はくをした。

    He confessed his love to her.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    友とも達だちの告こく白はくを応おう援えんするために、みんなで協きょう力りょくした。

    Everyone cooperated to support our friend's confession.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    勇ゆう気きを出だして、自じ分ぶんの気き持もちを告こく白はくした。

    I gathered my courage and confessed my feelings.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの告こく白はくは、彼かの女じょにとって予よ想そう外がいの出で来き事ごとだった。

    His confession was an unexpected event for her.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    事じ件けんの真しん相そうは、容よう疑ぎ者しゃの突とつ然ぜんの告こく白はくによって明あきらかになった。

    The truth of the incident became clear due to the suspect's sudden confession.

    KMT8Daily LifePolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    告
    つ.げる…(2)
    revelation・tell・inform・announce
    白
    しろ・しら-・しろ.い…(5)
    white
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