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紛失物 (funshitsubutsu) Japanese meaning: lost item | Kotomora

紛ふん失しつ物ぶつ

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Meanings

1

lost item; lost article

A formal or written term for something that has been lost, often used in official contexts like lost-and-found or reports.

駅えきの遺い失しつ物ぶつ取とり扱あつかい所じょで紛ふん失しつ物ぶつを探さが

し

た

。

I looked for my lost item at the station's lost-and-found office.

紛ふん失しつ物ぶつの届とどけ出ではこちらで受うけ付つけています。

We accept reports of lost articles here.

Kanji

紛distract, be mistaken for, go astray
失lose, error, fault
物thing, object, matter

Related words

遺い失しつ物ぶつ
遺失物 is a more common and slightly broader term for lost property, often used in legal and everyday contexts. 紛失物 is more formal and emphasizes the act of losing something.
落おとし物もの
落とし物 is the most common everyday word for a lost item, especially something dropped. 紛失物 is more formal and less conversational.

Built from

紛ふん失しつ+物ぶつ

Etymology

Compound of 紛失 (loss, losing) and 物 (thing). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a standard Sino-Japanese compounding pattern.