Korean word

분실물

Pronunciation

Romanizationpunsilmul

Meaning

  • nounlost item

Example

학교에 분실물을 두고 왔어요.hak kkyo e pun sil mu reul tu go wa sseo yo

I left the lost item at school.

Illustration for 분실물 (lost item)

More examples

지하철에서 분실물을 주웠어요.chi ha cheo re seo pun sil mu reul chu wo sseo yo

I picked up a lost item on the subway.

Core concept

A personal belonging that its owner can no longer find, whether left behind or lost.

Common phrases

  • 분실물 보관소pun sil mul po gwan so

    lost and found office

  • 분실물 센터pun sil mul sen teo

    lost and found center

  • 분실물 신고pun sil mul sin go

    lost item report

Similar words

잃어버린 물건ireobeorin mulgeon: An item someone has lost without noticing that it is gone.
두고 온 물건tugo on mulgeon: An object accidentally left behind at a place someone visited.
유실물yusilmul: A missing item found and placed in the care of a station or facility.

Definition in Korean

어디에 놓아두거나 잃어버려서 주인이 찾지 못하는 물건을 지칭하는 명사.eo di e no a du geo na i reo beo ryeo seo chu i ni chat jji mo ta neun mul geo neul chi ching ha neun myeong sa

Word origin

The word is a Sino-Korean compound of 분실 (bunsil, "loss") and 물 (mul, "thing"), meaning a thing that has been lost.

Usage tips

  • The word often appears in labels for services that collect and return missing belongings, so it is useful around schools, stations, and public buildings.

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