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紛失 (ふんしつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
loss ; going missing ; misplacement
Used as a noun or with する for losing an item or for an item going missing. Compared with なくす, 紛失 is more formal and is common in administrative, police, travel, and business contexts.
会かい 議ぎ の 資し 料りょう が 一いち 部ぶ 紛ふん 失しつ し て いる 。
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Kanji 紛 distract, be mistaken for, go astray Similar words なくす A common everyday verb meaning to lose or misplace something; 紛失する is more formal and document-like.
失うしな う Broader verb meaning to lose something, including abstract things like trust, life, or opportunity; 紛失 is mainly for objects going missing.
盗とう 難なん Means theft or being stolen; 紛失 only says something is lost or missing and does not necessarily imply it was stolen.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 紛, associated here with confusion or disorder, and 失, meaning loss. The compound conventionally means loss or misplacement.
