Confession

"Confession" in Japanese

告白

kokuhaku

(open admittance)

告解

kokkai

(disclosure of one's sins to a priest)

懺悔

zange

(disclosure of one's sins to a priest)

白状

hakujō

(open admittance)

自供

jikyō

(open admittance)

自白

jihaku

(open admittance)

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