Definition of 告白する
- (vs-i) to do
- to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
- to serve as; to act as; to work as
- to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
- to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
- to decide on; to choose
- (vs-i, vi) to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
- to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
- to be worth; to cost
- to pass (of time); to elapse
- (suf, vs-i) verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
- (aux-v, vs-i) creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
- to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
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(n, vs, adj-no) confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
自分の過ちを告白するのに恥じる必要は何もない。
There is no need to be ashamed of confessing one's mistakes. -
profession of love
彼は私を好きになったと告白した。
He confessed that he had fallen in love with me. -
confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
彼は牧師に自分の罪を告白した。
He confessed his sins to the pastor.
