English–Japanese

“lost item” in Japanese

Japanese

Also落し物 (otoshimono)

Romajiwasuremono

駅で忘れ物を見つけました。eki de wasu re mono o mi tsu ke ma shi ta

I found a lost item at the station.

“Lost item” in Japanese is 忘れ物 (wasuremono). 忘れ物 can also mean “thing left behind”.

Describes an item that someone unintentionally leaves behind or can no longer find because it was forgotten.

電車に忘れ物をしました。den sha ni wasu re mono o shi ma shi ta

I left something on the train.

ホテルを出る前に忘れ物がないか確認しました。ho te ru o de ru mae ni wasu re mono ga na i ka kaku nin shi ma shi ta

I checked for anything I had left behind before leaving the hotel.

In everyday conversation, this word is used when someone reports finding or looking for an item left at a station, school, or other place.

otoshimono

nounlost property

nounlost item

落し物を見つけたら、駅員さんに渡します。oto shi mono o mi tsu ke ta ra eki in sa n ni wata shi ma su

If I find lost property, I give it to a station employee.