打ち明ける

• 読み: うちあける
• ローマ字: uchiakeru
• 漢字の分解: 打 (da/u) — strike, hit; 明 (mei/a) — bright, clear, open
• 発音: /ɯ.tɕi.a.ke.ɾɯ/

意味

To confide; to reveal; to disclose. To open up and share something private or secret with someone.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb meaning to speak frankly about something previously hidden. Combines 打ち (emphasis prefix) with 明ける (to open). Often used with に to indicate the person being confided in. Carries emotional weight — the speaker is trusting the listener with sensitive information.

例文

1. 友人に長年の悩みを打ち明けた。
2. 彼女は自分の過去を打ち明ける勇気がなかった。
3. 母親にすべてを打ち明けようと決心した。

使い方ガイド

場面: relationships, emotional conversations, trust

トーン: intimate

起源と歴史

Compound of 打ち (a prefix adding emphasis or thoroughness) and 明ける (to open, reveal). Literally 'to open up completely,' conveying the act of laying bare what was hidden.

文化的背景

時代: Medieval

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal