没ぼっ収しゅう

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没収する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	没ぼっ収しゅうする	没ぼっ収しゅうしない
Polite	没ぼっ収しゅうします	没ぼっ収しゅうしません
Past polite	没ぼっ収しゅうしました	没ぼっ収しゅうしませんでした
Past	没ぼっ収しゅうした	没ぼっ収しゅうしなかった
Te-form	没ぼっ収しゅうして	没ぼっ収しゅうしないで
Desire	没ぼっ収しゅうしたい	没ぼっ収しゅうしたくない
Potential	没ぼっ収しゅうできる	没ぼっ収しゅうできない
Passive	没ぼっ収しゅうされる	没ぼっ収しゅうされない
Causative	没ぼっ収しゅうさせる	没ぼっ収しゅうさせない
Causative passive	没ぼっ収しゅうさせられる	没ぼっ収しゅうさせられない
Volitional	没ぼっ収しゅうしよう
Polite volitional	没ぼっ収しゅうしましょう
Imperative	没ぼっ収しゅうしろ	没ぼっ収しゅうするな
Conditional	没ぼっ収しゅうすれば	没ぼっ収しゅうしなければ
Tara conditional	没ぼっ収しゅうしたら	没ぼっ収しゅうしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

seizure; confiscation; forfeiture

Refers to the act of an authority taking away property, goods, or rights, often as a penalty or by legal power. Commonly used in legal, school, and sports contexts.

警けい察さつは違い法ほうな薬やく物ぶつを没ぼっ収しゅうした。
The police seized the illegal drugs.
試し験けん中ちゅうにカンニングが見みつかり、答とう案あんが没ぼっ収しゅうされた。
He was caught cheating during the exam, and his answer sheet was confiscated.
ルール違い反はんで優ゆう勝しょうカップを没ぼっ収しゅうされた。
They were stripped of the championship cup for a rule violation.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を没ぼっ収しゅうするto confiscate/seize something
先せん生せいは授じゅ業ぎょう中ちゅうにスマートフォンを没ぼっ収しゅうした。
The teacher confiscated the smartphone during class.
〈人ひと〉に〈物もの〉を没ぼっ収しゅうされるto have something confiscated by someone
税ぜい関かんで禁きん止しされている物ものを没ぼっ収しゅうされた。
The prohibited item was confiscated by customs.
財ざい産さんを没ぼっ収しゅうするto confiscate someone's assets/property
裁さい判ばん所しょは犯はん罪ざいで得えた財ざい産さんを没ぼっ収しゅうする判はん決けつを出だした。
The court ordered the confiscation of assets obtained through crime.

Kanji

没drown, sink, hide
収income, obtain, reap

Related words· 7

押おう収しゅう
押収 is the narrower legal term for authorities seizing evidence or property during an investigation, while 没収 is broader and covers penalties in schools, sports, or law.
差さし押おさえ
差し押さえ refers to a court-ordered attachment or garnishment of assets that can later be released, whereas 没収 implies a permanent penalty-based taking.
剥はく奪だつ
剥奪 focuses on stripping someone of a right, title, or qualification, while 没収 focuses on taking away physical property or goods.
差さし押おさえるN2
差し押さえる targets specific assets like 財産 or 給料 to satisfy a debt or court order, while 没収 is a broader confiscation often used in criminal or customs contexts.

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収しゅう用よう
没収 is confiscation imposed as a penalty or by authority, usually without compensation, while 収用 is the formal legal process of taking private property for public use, typically with compensation.
取とり上あげ
没収 is the standard, concrete term for confiscating property (especially legally), while 取り上げ is a broader, softer word that can mean confiscation or adoption depending on context.
取とり上あげるN3
没収する is a more formal, official term for confiscating property, while 取り上げる is the everyday word that also covers picking up, adopting, and other meanings.

Opposites

返へん還かんN1
返還 means returning something to its rightful owner, the reverse action of 没収, which is taking it away.

Don't confuse with

没ぼっ頭とうN1
没収 (confiscation) shares the kanji 没 and a similar sound with 没頭 but has a completely unrelated meaning of seizing property.

Word family

没ぼっ収しゅう試じ合あい
forfeited game

Etymology

没 (to sink, to lose) + 収 (to take in, to collect). The combination conveys the idea of taking something away so that it is lost to the original owner.