懺悔|ざんげzange[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
さんげsange
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, Christianity, Buddhismrepentance; confession; penitenceさんげ is usu. used in Buddhism and ざんげ elsewhere
Conjugation
Dictionary form懺悔する(ざんげする)
Polite (masu)懺悔します(ざんげします)
Negative (nai)懺悔しない(ざんげしない)
polite (masen)懺悔しません(ざんげしません)
classical zu / nu懺悔せず・懺悔せぬ(ざんげせず・ざんげせぬ)
Past (ta)懺悔した(ざんげした)
polite (mashita)懺悔しました(ざんげしました)
Past negative (nakatta)懺悔しなかった(ざんげしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)懺悔しませんでした(ざんげしませんでした)
Te form懺悔して(ざんげして)
Potential懺悔できる(ざんげできる)
Passive懺悔される(ざんげされる)
Causative懺悔させる(ざんげさせる)
Causative passive懺悔させられる(ざんげさせられる)
Conditional (ba)懺悔すれば(ざんげすれば)
tara懺悔したら(ざんげしたら)
Volitional懺悔しよう(ざんげしよう)
polite (mashou)懺悔しましょう(ざんげしましょう)
Imperative懺悔しろ(ざんげしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymコンフェッションNeutralNeutral loanword for admitting one's sins or faults and confessing them to others; uncommon, seen mostly in book and song titles.
  • Related告解こっかいFormalFormal Catholic term for the sacrament of confessing one's sins to a priest; more strictly religious in flavor than 「懺悔」.

Use 「懺悔」 for confessing sins and repenting, whether to Buddha, the gods, or other people; read 「さんげ」 in Buddhist contexts. Catholic confession is 「告解」; 「コンフェッション」 is rare, mostly in book and song titles. For everyday admission of mistakes use 「反省」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (さんげ、ざんげ)神仏しんぶつの前まえで過去かこに犯おかした罪過ざいかを告白こくはくし、許ゆるしを求もとめること。
  2. (ざんげ)自みずからの行おこないにおける罪悪ざいあくを自覚じかくして、それを告白こくはくのうえ悔い改くいあらためること。
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