noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.), admission.

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with), declaration of love.

noun, takes する, transitive verb

Messages.Christn.
  1. profession (of faith).
  2. confession (of sins).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
告白 こくはく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

revelation, tell, inform
コク つ.げる い (4th, N3)
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)