Japanese symbol for “lost”
ロスト
ロスト
Romaji: rosuto
lost; loss
In Japanese, lost is ロスト (rosuto).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n lost; loss
- vs, vt to lose (something)
Other Japanese words for “lost”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迷える | まよえる mayoeru | lost; astray; adrift |
| 行方不明 | ゆくえふめい yukuefumei | missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for |
| 行方知れず | ゆくえしれず yukueshirezu | missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for |
| 今は無き | いまはなき imahanaki | (long) gone; lost |
See also: Chinese symbol for “lost”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.