遺失物
Meanings
1
Formal term for lost items, often used in official contexts such as police reports, station lost-and-found, and legal notices.
I picked up my umbrella at the station's lost-and-found office.
Under the Lost Property Act, the finder must report it promptly.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を遺失物として届けるto report an item as lost property
The station staff reported the umbrella they found as lost property.
- 遺失物を保管するto keep/store lost property (e.g. at a police station)
The police keep lost property for a set period of time.
- 遺失物を受け取るto claim/receive one's lost property
He showed his ID and claimed his lost property.