拾得|しゅうとくshuutoku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbfinding (lost property); picking up
Conjugation
Dictionary form拾得する(しゅうとくする)
Polite (masu)拾得します(しゅうとくします)
Negative (nai)拾得しない(しゅうとくしない)
polite (masen)拾得しません(しゅうとくしません)
classical zu / nu拾得せず・拾得せぬ(しゅうとくせず・しゅうとくせぬ)
Past (ta)拾得した(しゅうとくした)
polite (mashita)拾得しました(しゅうとくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)拾得しなかった(しゅうとくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)拾得しませんでした(しゅうとくしませんでした)
Te form拾得して(しゅうとくして)
Potential拾得できる(しゅうとくできる)
Passive拾得される(しゅうとくされる)
Causative拾得させる(しゅうとくさせる)
Causative passive拾得させられる(しゅうとくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)拾得すれば(しゅうとくすれば)
tara拾得したら(しゅうとくしたら)
Volitional拾得しよう(しゅうとくしよう)
polite (mashou)拾得しましょう(しゅうとくしましょう)
Imperative拾得しろ(しゅうとくしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym拾うひろうNeutralThe everyday verb for picking things up — much more common than 「拾得」 and not limited to lost property; it can also mean hailing a taxi. Use this in daily speech.
  • Related取り上げるとりあげるNeutralCan mean picking something up, but usually refers to taking up a topic, adopting a proposal, or confiscating something; not specifically for finding lost property.
  • Antonym遺失いしつWrittenA written, formal word for losing money or belongings; it stands opposite to 「拾得」 as the act of finding lost property.
  • Antonym紛失ふんしつWrittenA written, formal word for losing or misplacing things; it is the counterpart of 「拾得」, which describes picking up what was lost.

「拾得」 is the legal and police term for finding lost property, as in 「拾得物」 and 「拾得者」. For everyday picking up, use 「拾う」. The opposites — losing something — are the written words 「遺失」 and 「紛失」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 遺失物いしつぶつを拾ひろうこと。
  2. 中国ちゅうごく唐代とうだいの奇き僧そう。
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