失(う)せ物(もの)

うせもの

noun

lost article; missing item

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(う)せ物(もの)が見(み)つかった。

The lost item was found.

失(う)せ物(もの)が出(で)てこない。

The missing item hasn't turned up.

失(う)せ物(もの)のお守(まも)りを買(か)ったら、なくした鍵(かぎ)が見(み)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(う)せ物(もの)探(さが)し). The verb 失(う)せる means to vanish or disappear.

Common collocations

失(う)せ物(もの)が見(み)つかる: a lost item is found
失(う)せ物(もの)探(さが)し: searching for a lost item
失(う)せ物(もの)のお守(まも)り: charm for finding lost things
失(う)せ物(もの)封(ふう)じ: ritual to find lost items

Similar words

落(お)とし物(もの): dropped item, lost property — the standard modern term used at police stations and lost-and-found counters
忘(わす)れ物(もの): forgotten item — something left behind accidentally, especially on trains or at shops
紛失物(ふんしつぶつ): lost property — formal/official term used in legal or administrative contexts

Related Words

Compare: 落(お)とし物(もの) (dropped item, lost property)

Compare: 忘(わす)れ物(もの) (forgotten item)

Compare: 紛失物(ふんしつぶつ) (lost property)

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Added 2026.4.9 1:28 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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