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Japanese: 表白 - ひょうひゃく

〘Noun〙① (also " hyohyaku ") Buddhist term. During a Buddhist ceremony or ritual, the leader reads out a written statement of the purpose in front of the Buddha and announces it to the Triple Treasures and participants. Also, that statement. Kaibyaku . Keibyaku . Hyohaku. ※Gonki - 27th March, 1011, Kanko 8: "The purpose of the confession and opening of the lecture was so great that the host was _unable to _bear _{the grief} and tears could not _be contained." ② (adjective-verb) (Since ① uses many difficult words) To say something playfully. A joke. Also, the state of being like that. Hyohaku. ※Dangihon, Hakkei Kikidorihomon (1754), 4: "Hyauhyaku also depends on the circumstances."

hyō- hakuheu... [confession]

〘noun〙① To express in words or documents. A declaration. ※Future Japan (1886)〈Tokutomi Soho〉16 "We believe that sooner or later the time will come when we will confess our thoughts to the world (omitted)." ② = hyohyaku (confession) ① ※Heike (early 13th century) 4 "I went up to the stage, rang the bell, and confessed (heuhaku) (in the words of the Takarahon ruby)." ③ = hyohyaku (confession) ② ※Zappai and Senryu Hyōmanku-Agatsu - Meiwa 4 (1767) Sakura 5 "The prison cell that says 'Kirakura' and 'hyauhaku'"

Omotejiro [confession]

〘Noun〙 A style of renku. It refers to writing only the back of the first fold of the kaishi (14 lines for a 100-syllable poem, or 12 lines for a kasen poem). ⇔Urajiro

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Japanese:

〘名〙① (「ひょうびゃく」とも) 仏語。法会(ほうえ)や修法の際、その導師がその趣旨を書いた文を仏前で読みあげて、三宝および参会者に告げ知らせること。また、その文。開白(かいびゃく)。啓白(けいびゃく)。ひょうはく。※権記‐寛弘八年（1011）三月二七日「表白開講之旨、主人不_レ堪_二感歎_一、落涙難_レ抑」② (形動) (①では難解なことばを多く用いるところから) ふざけていうこと。冗談。また、そのさま。ひょうはく。※談義本・八景聞取法問（1754）四「ひゃうひゃくも事による」

ひょう‐はくヘウ‥【表白】

〘名〙① ことばや文書にあらわすこと。表明。※将来之日本（1886）〈徳富蘇峰〉一六「吾人が心事は〈略〉早晩必ず天下に表白するの時節あるを信ずればなり」② ＝ひょうひゃく（表白）①※平家（１３Ｃ前）四「高座にのぼり、鐘うちならし、表白(ヘウハク)〈高良本ルビ〉の詞にいはく」③ ＝ひょうひゃく（表白）②※雑俳・川柳評万句合‐明和四（1767）桜五「気らくだとひゃうはくをいふ座敷牢」