Word Meaning 告白

こくはく kokuhaku

告白 is read as こくはく (kokuhaku) and means confession (of sins).

Meaning

English

  1. confession (of sins)
  2. profession (of faith)
  3. confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.)
  4. admission
  5. professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with)
  6. declaration of love

Reading

Kana

こくはく

Romaji

kokuhaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Related Words デート,ドキドキ,好きな人,デートスポット,秘密,初恋,交際,付き合う Rank 5296 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

告白録

こくはくろく

Confessiones (St. Augustine of Hippo)

仮面の告白

かめんのこくはく

Confessions of a Mask (1949 novel by Yukio Mishima)

信仰告白

しんこうこくはく

profession of faith

白色申告

しろいろしんこく

white return

告げる

つげる

to indicate

告別

こくべつ

farewell

告発

こくはつ

indictment

告示

こくじ

notice

告知

こくち

notice

告解場

こっかいじょう

confessional

告発状

こくはつじょう

bill of indictment

告文

こうもん

written report to the gods

Example Sentences

10

こくはくするまえに、なんどもしんこきゅうした。

Before confessing, I took deep breaths many times.

Has anyone ever confessed to you before?

I confessed my sin.

I decided to tell him that I am falling in love with him.

She told me today that she loved me.

He confessed his love for her.

She confessed her love to him.

He confessed that he had fallen in love with me.

"I care very deeply for you", she confessed.

Tom confessed his love to me yesterday and we have started dating.