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告白 (こくはく): confession, acknowledgment — Japanese vocabulary

告白 is read こくはく and means "confession, acknowledgment". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

告白

Reading
こくはく · kokuhaku
Translation
confession, acknowledgment
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
こくはくが

Example

自分の過ちを告白するのに恥じる必要は何もない。

じぶんのあやまちをこくはくするのにはじるひつようはなんもない。

There is no need to be ashamed of confessing one's mistakes.

Kanji in this word

  • 告 — announce, notify
  • 白 — white

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