拾ひろい主ぬし

noun

finder of lost property

Refers to the person who finds and holds lost property, often in legal or formal contexts such as the Japanese Lost Property Law.

• 拾ひろい主ぬしは落おとし主ぬしに品しな物ものを返かえさなければならない。

  The finder must return the item to the owner.

• 拾ひろい主ぬしが現あらわれない場ば合あい、品しな物ものは警けい察さつに届とどけられる。

  If the finder does not appear, the item is handed over to the police.