告白

Chinese
to tell; to inform; to say
 
white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
trad. (告白/吿白) 告/吿 白
simp. (告白) 告 白

Pronunciation

Verb

告白

  1. to confess
  2. to declare one's love

Noun

告白

  1. confession
  2. declaration of love
  3. statement; declaration
  4. notice; bulletin
  5. (Cantonese) advertisement
    賣告白／卖告白 [Guangzhou Cantonese]  ―  maai6 gou3 baak6 [Jyutping]  ―  to advertise

Synonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
告 白
こく
Grade: 5		 はく
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
吿白 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) こくはく [kòkúhákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ko̞kɯ̟̊ᵝha̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

    Noun

    告(こく)白(はく) • (kokuhaku) 

    1. confession
    2. declaration of love, a confession of one's feelings toward someone

    Verb

    告(こく)白(はく)する • (kokuhaku suru) suru (stem 告(こく)白(はく)し (kokuhaku shi), past 告(こく)白(はく)した (kokuhaku shita))

    1. to confess
    2. to profess one's love, to confess one's feelings to someone

    Conjugation
    Conjugation of "告白する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
    Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
    Mizenkei ("imperfective") 告白し こくはくし kokuhaku shi
    Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 告白し こくはくし kokuhaku shi
    Shūshikei ("terminal") 告白する こくはくする kokuhaku suru
    Rentaikei ("attributive") 告白する こくはくする kokuhaku suru
    Kateikei ("hypothetical") 告白すれ こくはくすれ kokuhaku sure
    Meireikei ("imperative") 告白せよ¹
    告白しろ²    		 こくはくせよ¹
    こくはくしろ²    		 kokuhaku seyo¹
    kokuhaku shiro²
    Key constructions
    Passive 告白される こくはくされる kokuhaku sareru
    Causative 告白させる
    告白さす    		 こくはくさせる
    こくはくさす    		 kokuhaku saseru
    kokuhaku sasu
    Potential 告白できる こくはくできる kokuhaku dekiru
    Volitional 告白しよう こくはくしよう kokuhaku shiyō
    Negative 告白しない こくはくしない kokuhaku shinai
    Negative continuative 告白せず こくはくせず kokuhaku sezu
    Formal 告白します こくはくします kokuhaku shimasu
    Perfective 告白した こくはくした kokuhaku shita
    Conjunctive 告白して こくはくして kokuhaku shite
    Hypothetical conditional 告白すれば こくはくすれば kokuhaku sureba
    ¹ Written imperative

    ² Spoken imperative

    Synonyms

    References
    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
    • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

    Korean
    Hanja in this term
    告白

    Noun

    告白 • (gobaek) (hangeul 고백)

    1. Hanja form? of 고백 (“confession”).

    Vietnamese
    Hán tự in this term
    告白

    Verb

    告白

    1. chữ Hán form of cáo bạch (“to notify; announce”).
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