告白 こくはく
kokuhaku

Noun
Suru Verb

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

Transitive
自分 じぶん あやまちを告白 こくはくするのに じる必要 ひつよう なんもない。
jibunno ayamachio kokuhaku suru noni hajiru hitsuyōwa nanimo nai.
There is no need to be ashamed of confessing one's mistakes.
Noun
Suru Verb

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

Intransitive
かれ わたくし きになったと告白 こくはくした。
karewa watashio sukini nattato kokuhaku shita
He confessed that he had fallen in love with me.
Noun
Suru Verb

3. profession (of faith)

Transitive
Christianity
牧師 ぼくし彼女 かのじょのキリスト信仰 しんこう告白 こくはく いた。
bokushiwa kanojono kirisutoshinkōno kokuhakuo kiita.
The minister listened to her profession of Christianity.
Noun
Suru Verb

4. confession (of sins)

Transitive
Christianity
かれ牧師 ぼくし自分 じぶん つみ告白 こくはくした。
karewa bokushini jibunno tsumio kokuhaku shita.
He confessed his sins to the pastor.