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亡失 (ぼうしつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
loss ; forfeiture
Formal term for losing or forfeiting something, often used in legal or official contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive or intransitive verb.
彼かれ は 過か 失しつ に より 会かい 社しゃ の データ を 亡ぼう 失しつ し た 。
He lost the company's data through negligence.
Kanji 亡 deceased, the late, dying Similar words 紛ふん 失しつ 紛失 is more common for everyday loss of items, while 亡失 is more formal and often used in legal or official contexts.
喪そう 失しつ 喪失 is broader and can refer to loss of abstract things like trust or memory, while 亡失 is typically for concrete items or rights.
Etymology Compound of 亡 (ぼう, 'to lose, perish') and 失 (しつ, 'to lose, miss'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination conveys the meaning of loss or forfeiture.
