告白
N1こくはく
[kokuhaku]
Meanings
1.NounNoun・suruTransitive
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission
2.NounNoun・suruIntransitive
professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love
3.NounNoun・suruTransitive
《Christianity》profession (of faith)
4.NounNoun・suruTransitive
《Christianity》confession (of sins)
Examples
彼は罪を犯したことを告白して逮捕された。
He confessed to committing a crime and was arrested.
警察にすべてを告白して安心した。
I confessed everything to the police and felt at ease.
神への信仰を告白しました。
I made a confession of faith.