Vocabulary

What does 告白 (こくはく, kokuhaku) mean?

告白 (こくはく, kokuhaku) means confession; declaration of love.

Quick facts
Readingこくはく
Romajikokuhaku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
こくはく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkokuhaku

confession; declaration of love

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love
  3. 3noun · suru verb · transitive profession (of faith)
  4. 4noun · suru verb · transitive confession (of sins)

Example sentences

  • He confessed his crime.

  • I confessed to her and we started dating.

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