告白

こくはく

confession, admission

Mnemonic

You tell it plainly with nothing at all held back. The same hack はく as 吐く, except this time it is a confession, and in Japan it is the moment two people start going out: こくはく.

Worth knowing

The word for confessing feelings. 告白する is the step that starts a relationship, rather than an admission in general.

Built from

告

announce, tell

牛 cow + 口 mouth

白

white

A pictograph. Usually read as the sun just breaking the horizon.

Words sharing these kanji

報告 report 告げる to tell, to notify 面白い interesting, amusing 白い white, blank 白 white

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