遺失物(いしつぶつ)

いしつぶつ
noun
lost property; lost article
1. lost property; lost article
An item that has been lost by its owner. A formal term used in official, legal, and transportation contexts such as train stations and police offices.
遺失物(いしつぶつ)の届(とど)け出(で)をした。
I filed a lost property report.
遺失物(いしつぶつ)取扱所(とりあつかいじょ)は駅(えき)の二階(にかい)にあります。
The lost and found office is on the second floor of the station.
警察(けいさつ)に届(とど)けられた遺失物(いしつぶつ)は三(さん)か月(げつ)保管(ほかん)される。
Lost property turned in to the police is kept for three months.

USAGE:
This is the formal, official term seen on signs at train stations, airports, and police stations. In everyday conversation, 落(お)とし物(もの) or 忘(わす)れ物(もの) are more commonly used.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 遺失物(いしつぶつ)取扱所(とりあつかいじょ) (lost and found office)
  • 遺失物(いしつぶつ)届(とどけ) (lost property report)
  • 遺失物(いしつぶつ)法(ほう) (Lost Property Act)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 落(お)とし物(もの): something dropped; casual equivalent
  • 忘(わす)れ物(もの): something left behind; more common in daily speech
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