懺
懺: repent
repent; confess
20 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 1 words here
Readings
On
ザン・サン
Kunくいる
Mainly 懺悔, read ざんげ in Christian or general use and さんげ in Buddhism.
Key words
懺悔ざんげconfession; repentance
懺悔室ざんげしつconfessional
懺悔録ざんげろくbook of confessions
Example sentences
神父の前で、男は長年の罪を懺悔した。
Before the priest, the man confessed the sins of many years.
教会の懺悔室で、少女は小さな声で秘密を打ち明けた。
In the church confessional, the girl told her secret in a small voice.
彼が晩年に書いた懺悔録は、静かな反省に満ちていた。
The confessions he wrote late in life were full of quiet reflection.