遺失物(いしつぶつ)

いしつぶつ
noun
lost property; lost article
formallegal
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

Related Words

Synonym: 落(お)とし物(もの) (casual)
Compare: 忘(わす)れ物(もの) (something left behind)
Compare: 拾得物(しゅうとくぶつ) (found property)
Compare: 紛失物(ふんしつぶつ) (lost property)
Related: 遺失届(いしつとどけ) (lost property report)
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Added 2026.3.8 15:40 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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