ロス
ろす
noun
loss, waste
1.
loss, waste
Waste or loss of resources such as food, time, or materials. Used in compound forms.
フードロスを減らそう。
Let's reduce food waste.
タイムロスが大きかった。
The time loss was significant.
食品ロスの削減は社会全体の課題だ。
Reducing food waste is a challenge for society as a whole.
2.
sense of loss, withdrawal
A feeling of emptiness or loss when something or someone one was attached to is gone. Often used with a person's name or show title as a prefix.
ペットロスがつらい。
The sense of loss after losing my pet is painful.
ドラマが終わって〇〇ロスだ。
The drama ended and I'm feeling withdrawal.
推しが引退して、ロスから立ち直れない。
My favorite idol retired and I can't recover from the sense of loss.
ロス from English "loss" is used in two main ways in Japanese.
SENSE 1 — WASTE/LOSS:
Used in compound nouns about waste or inefficiency.
- フードロス / 食品ロス: food waste
- タイムロス: time loss
- ロスを減らす: to reduce waste
SENSE 2 — EMOTIONAL LOSS:
A popular slang usage meaning the feeling of emptiness when something beloved ends or disappears. The trigger is used as a prefix.
- ペットロス: grief from losing a pet
- 〇〇ロス: withdrawal from a show/person ending
NOTE:
Sense 2 became widely popular after the 2013 NHK drama あまちゃん ended, with "あまロス" becoming a trending term.