打うち明あける

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打ち明ける · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	打うち明あける	打うち明あけない
Polite	打うち明あけます	打うち明あけません
Past polite	打うち明あけました	打うち明あけませんでした
Past	打うち明あけた	打うち明あけなかった
Te-form	打うち明あけて	打うち明あけないで
Desire	打うち明あけたい	打うち明あけたくない
Potential	打うち明あけられるalso 打うち明あけれる	打うち明あけられないalso 打うち明あけれない
Passive	打うち明あけられる	打うち明あけられない
Causative	打うち明あけさせる	打うち明あけさせない
Causative passive	打うち明あけさせられる	打うち明あけさせられない
Volitional	打うち明あけよう
Polite volitional	打うち明あけましょう
Imperative	打うち明あけろ	打うち明あけるな
Conditional	打うち明あければ	打うち明あけなければ
Tara conditional	打うち明あけたら	打うち明あけなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

confide; reveal; open up

Used when someone shares a secret, true feelings, or a personal matter they had been keeping inside. Often implies a sense of relief or trust.

彼かの女じょは親しん友ゆうに悩なやみを打うち明あけた。
She confided her worries to her best friend.
思おもい切きって本ほん音ねを打うち明あけてみたら、気き持もちが楽らくになった。
When I finally opened up and told my true feelings, I felt relieved.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に秘ひ密みつを打うち明あけるto confide a secret to someone
彼かの女じょは親しん友ゆうに秘ひ密みつを打うち明あけた。
She confided her secret to her best friend.
〈人ひと〉に本ほん心しんを打うち明あけるto open up about one's true feelings to someone
彼かれはついに彼かの女じょに本ほん心しんを打うち明あけた。
He finally opened up to her about his true feelings.
〈人ひと〉に悩なやみを打うち明あけるto confide one's worries to someone
彼かの女じょは先せん生せいに悩なやみを打うち明あけた。
She confided her worries to her teacher.

Kanji

打strike, hit, knock
明bright, light

Related words

告こく白はくN1
告白する is more formal and often used for confessing love, crimes, or official statements, while 打ち明ける is more personal and emotional, implying a private, heartfelt disclosure.
明あかすN1
明かす means to reveal or disclose a fact or secret and can be used for objective information, while 打ち明ける emphasizes opening up emotionally about personal matters.
吐と露ろ
打ち明ける is a common verb for confiding something personal to someone privately, while 吐露 is a more formal noun/verb used for pouring out feelings in either public or private settings.
腹はらを割わるN1
打ち明ける means to confide or reveal a secret or trouble, while 腹を割る emphasizes dropping all pretense and speaking with total openness, often between two people building trust.

Opposites

隠かくすN3
隠す means to hide or conceal something from others, the opposite of 打ち明ける which means to reveal it openly.
胸むねに納おさめるN2
打ち明ける means to confide or reveal a secret to someone, the opposite of 胸に納める, which means to keep it hidden inside oneself.

Don't confuse with

打うち解とけるN1
打ち解ける looks similar and means to become friendly or open up emotionally to someone in general, whereas 打ち明ける specifically means to confide a particular secret or feeling.

Word family

打うち明あけ話ばなし
confession; frank talk; confidential talk

Built from

打うつ+明あけ

Written forms

打うち明あけるUsage90%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
うちあけるUsage7%
打うち明あけるUsage4%
Less common variant without the okurigana ち; learners should prefer 打ち明ける.

Etymology

Formed from the verbal prefix 打ち and 明ける “open, disclose.” The compound developed the figurative sense of opening one’s heart and revealing something previously concealed.