告白

• 読み: こくはく
• ローマ字: kokuhaku
• 漢字の分解: 告 (koku) — to announce, to report | 白 (haku) — white, clear, open declaration
• 発音: /ko.kɯ.ha.kɯ/

意味

Confession; declaration; admission. An honest disclosure of feelings, secrets, or wrongdoing.

A noun and suru-verb (告白する) combining 告 (to announce, to report) and 白 (white, pure, to make clear). In everyday modern usage it most commonly refers to confessing romantic feelings (similar to a love declaration), but also extends to confessing a crime, a past mistake, or a deeply held truth. The nuance of vulnerability and honesty is central.

例文

1. 長年胸に秘めてきた気持ちをついに告白したが、やんわりと断られた。
2. 友人への告白が思わぬ形で周囲に広まり、関係がこじれてしまった。
3. 過去の過ちを告白することで、自分の中の重荷が少し軽くなった気がした。

使い方ガイド

場面: romance, personal reflection, legal, religion

トーン: sincere

起源と歴史

Compound of 告 (koku) meaning 'to announce, to report' and 白 (haku) meaning 'white, clear, to make known'. The character 白 in this compound carries the classical meaning of 'to declare openly', used in legal contexts since ancient times.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General