自白

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Chinese

from; self; oneself
from; self; oneself; since
 
 to explain; to state
simp. and trad.
(自白) 		自 白

Pronunciation

Noun

自白

  1. confession

Verb

自白

  1. to confess
  2. to make oneself clear; to justify one's position

Synonyms

  • (to confess):

Derived terms

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自 白
じ
Grade: 2 		はく
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

自(じ)白(はく) • (jihaku) 

  1. confession
    • 1926, 平林初之輔, 予審調書:
      ところが、あなたの小細工(こざいく)が犯人(はんにん)の自白(じはく)を早(はや)めたのです。
      Tokoroga, anata no kozaiku ga hannin no jihaku o hayameta no desu.
      By the way, your trick made the criminal confess earlier.

Verb

自(じ)白(はく)する • (jihaku suru) suru (stem 自(じ)白(はく)し (jihaku shi), past 自(じ)白(はく)した (jihaku shita))

  1. confess

Conjugation

Conjugation of "自白する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 自白し じはくし jihaku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 自白し じはくし jihaku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 自白する じはくする jihaku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 自白する じはくする jihaku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 自白すれ じはくすれ jihaku sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 自白せよ¹
自白しろ² 		じはくせよ¹
じはくしろ² 		jihaku seyo¹
jihaku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 自白される じはくされる jihaku sareru
Causative 自白させる
自白さす 		じはくさせる
じはくさす 		jihaku saseru
jihaku sasu
Potential 自白できる じはくできる jihaku dekiru
Volitional 自白しよう じはくしよう jihaku shiyō
Negative 自白しない じはくしない jihaku shinai
Negative continuative 自白せず じはくせず jihaku sezu
Formal 自白します じはくします jihaku shimasu
Perfective 自白した じはくした jihaku shita
Conjunctive 自白して じはくして jihaku shite
Hypothetical conditional 自白すれば じはくすれば jihaku sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
自白

Noun

自白 • (jabaek) (hangeul 자백)

  1. hanja form? of 자백 (“confession”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
自白

Noun

自白

  1. chữ Hán form of tự bạch (“self-expression”).
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