安全(あんぜん)

あんぜん
na-adjective, noun
safe, safety
1. safe, secure
Free from danger or risk.
ここは安全(あんぜん)ですか。
Is it safe here?
安全(あんぜん)な場所(ばしょ)に行(い)きましょう。
Let's go to a safe place.
この道(みち)は夜(よる)でも安全(あんぜん)だから、心配(しんぱい)しないでください。
This road is safe even at night, so please don't worry.
2. safety, security (noun)
The condition of being protected from danger.
安全(あんぜん)に気(き)をつけてください。
Please be careful about safety.
子(こ)どもの安全(あんぜん)を守(まも)りたい。
I want to protect children's safety.
この工場(こうじょう)では安全(あんぜん)が一番(いちばん)大切(たいせつ)だと考(かんが)えられている。
At this factory, safety is considered the most important thing.

安全(あんぜん) functions as both a na-adjective (safe) and a noun (safety). The kanji combine 安(あん) (peaceful) and 全(ぜん) (whole/complete).

FORMS:

  • 安全(あんぜん)な + noun: safe [noun] (安全(あんぜん)な場所(ばしょ): a safe place)
  • 安全(あんぜん)に: safely (adverb)
  • 安全(あんぜん)を守(まも)る: to maintain safety

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

CONTRAST:

  • 安全(あんぜん) (safe) ↔ 危険(きけん) (dangerous): direct antonym pair
  • 安心(あんしん) (peace of mind): describes the feeling of being relieved, while 安全(あんぜん) describes the objective state of being free from danger

Related Words

Antonym: 危険(きけん) (dangerous)
Contrast: 安心(あんしん) (peace of mind (subjective feeling vs. objective safety))
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