1.
lost article; missing item
Something that has gone missing or been lost. A somewhat old-fashioned or literary word, still used in everyday speech in some regions and in certain set phrases.
失せ物が見つかった。
The lost item was found.
失せ物が出てこない。
The missing item hasn't turned up.
失せ物のお守りを買ったら、なくした鍵が見つかった。
After I bought a charm for finding lost things, I found the keys I had lost.
Has a slightly old-fashioned or traditional flavor. Particularly associated with prayers and charms at shrines for recovering lost items (失せ物探し). The verb 失せる means to vanish or disappear.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 失せ物が見つかる: a lost item is found
- 失せ物探し: searching for a lost item
- 失せ物のお守り: charm for finding lost things
- 失せ物封じ: ritual to find lost items
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 落とし物: dropped item, lost property — the standard modern term used at police stations and lost-and-found counters
- 忘れ物: forgotten item — something left behind accidentally, especially on trains or at shops
- 紛失物: lost property — formal/official term used in legal or administrative contexts