Translation guide
The loss or giving up of something as a penalty or consequence, often in legal, financial, or game contexts.
The act of losing property, money, or rights as a penalty for breaking a law, contract, or rule.
The most common and direct term for confiscation or forfeiture of property, assets, or contraband by authorities.
裁判所は彼の財産の没収を命じた。
The court ordered the forfeiture of his property.
Loss or forfeiture of rights, status, or privileges, often used in legal or formal contexts.
違反により資格の喪失が決定した。
The violation resulted in the forfeiture of his qualifications.
A more general phrase meaning 'to lose a right', often used when explaining forfeiture in plain terms.
契約違反でその権利を失った。
He forfeited that right due to breach of contract.
Deprivation or forfeiture of rights or status, often used in formal or legal contexts, implying a more forceful removal.
彼は市民権の剥奪を宣告された。
He was sentenced to forfeiture of his citizenship.
Losing money paid in advance (e.g., a deposit, bail, or bond) because of failure to meet conditions.
Specifically used when a deposit or bond is forfeited, common in rental or bail contexts.
契約を破ったので、保証金が没収された。
The deposit was forfeited because he broke the contract.
A colloquial phrase meaning to forfeit a deposit (literally 'let the deposit flow away'), often used in real estate or sales.
買い手がキャンセルしたので、手付金を流した。
The buyer canceled, so they forfeited the deposit.
Giving up or losing a game, match, or prize due to rule violation or voluntary surrender.
A forfeited game or match, often used in sports when a team loses by default due to rule violation.
そのチームは規定違反で没収試合になった。
The team suffered a forfeiture due to a rule violation.
Loss by default or forfeit, literally 'defeat without fighting', used in sports and competitions when a participant doesn't show up.
To forfeit or abandon a game or right, often used when a player voluntarily gives up.
彼は試合を放棄した。
He forfeited the match.
Losing something valuable as a punishment, not necessarily legal or financial.
General expression for something being taken away as a penalty.
規則を破ったので、おもちゃを罰として没収された。
He broke the rules, so his toys were forfeited as a penalty.
To be taken away or confiscated, often used in everyday contexts for items forfeited as punishment.
授業中にスマホを取り上げられた。
My smartphone was forfeited during class.
没収 (ぼっしゅう) implies active confiscation by an authority, often of physical items or money. 喪失 (そうしつ) is more abstract, referring to the loss of rights, status, or intangible things, and can be voluntary or involuntary.
English 'forfeiture' is often used in legal contexts. In casual Japanese, it's more natural to use phrases like 取り上げられる (to be taken away) or 失う (to lose) rather than a direct noun translation.
相手が来なかったので不戦敗になった。
The opponent didn't show up, so it was a forfeit.