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found property; found item
An item that has been found by someone after being lost by its owner. A legal/administrative term used in contexts involving police, lost-and-found procedures, and the law.
拾得物を届ける。
To turn in a found item.
拾得物は交番に届けてください。
Please turn in found items to the police box.
日本では拾得物の届け出率が非常に高く、財布が戻ってくることも珍しくない。
In Japan, the rate of turning in found items is extremely high, and it's not unusual for wallets to be returned.
A formal, legal term. Under Japanese law (遺失物法, the Lost Property Act), finders are required to turn in 拾得物 to the police or the facility manager. If the owner does not claim the item within a set period, the finder may acquire ownership.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 拾得物を届ける: to turn in a found item
- 拾得物取扱所: lost-and-found office
- 拾得物届: report of found property
- 拾得者: finder (the person who found the item)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 遺失物: lost property — the counterpart term, referring to items from the perspective of being lost
- 落とし物: dropped item, lost property — the everyday term used at police stations and public facilities
- 忘れ物: forgotten item — something left behind by accident