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TOPIK 3noun

고백

gobaek

고백이 · 고백을

confession (of love or a secret)

Example

그는 용기를 내서 그녀에게 고백했어요.

He worked up the courage and confessed his feelings to her.

Word parts

고 tell백 plain

Literally 'telling plainly'.

Good to know

In dating culture, 고백 is asking someone to be your boyfriend or girlfriend.