拾得物(しゅうとくぶつ)

しゅうとくぶつ
noun
found property; found item
formallawdaily-life
1. 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(しゅうとくぶつ)を届(とど)ける。
To turn in a found item.
拾得物(しゅうとくぶつ)は交番(こうばん)に届(とど)けてください。
Please turn in found items to the police box.
日本(にほん)では拾得物(しゅうとくぶつ)の届(とど)け出(で)率(りつ)が非常(ひじょう)に高(たか)く、財布(さいふ)が戻(もど)ってくることも珍(めずら)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(いしつぶつほう), the Lost Property Act), finders are required to turn in 拾得物(しゅうとくぶつ) 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(しゅうとくぶつ)を届(とど)ける: to turn in a found item
  • 拾得物(しゅうとくぶつ)取扱所(とりあつかいじょ): lost-and-found office
  • 拾得物(しゅうとくぶつ)届(とどけ): report of found property
  • 拾得者(しゅうとくしゃ): finder (the person who found the item)

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 遺失物(いしつぶつ) (lost property)
Compare: 落(お)とし物(もの) (dropped item, lost property)
Compare: 忘(わす)れ物(もの) (forgotten item)
Compare: 遺失物取扱所(いしつぶつとりあつかいじょ) (lost-and-found office)
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