遺失届(いしつとどけ)

A compound of 遺失(いしつ) (loss of property) and 届(とどけ) (notification/report). This is the formal term for the report filed with Japanese police when you lose something. Japan has a remarkably high rate of lost items being returned, so filing a 遺失届(いしつとどけ) is a practical step that often leads to recovery.

The full formal name is 遺失届出書(いしつとどけでしょ), but 遺失届(いしつとどけ) is the common shortened form.

Common collocations

• 遺失届(いしつとどけ)を出(だ)す: to file a lost property report
• 遺失届(いしつとどけ)を提出(ていしゅつ)する: to submit a lost property report (formal)
• 交番(こうばん)で遺失届(いしつとどけ): lost property report at the police box

Related words

• 遺失物(いしつぶつ): lost property; lost item
• 拾得届(しゅうとくとどけ): found property report (filed by the finder)
• 届(とどけ): notification; report
• 紛失届(ふんしつとどけ): loss report (similar meaning)