保安(ほあん)

ほあん
noun
security, public safety
1. security, safety, public order
The maintenance of safety and security, especially in public facilities, transportation, and workplaces. Often refers to the systems and personnel responsible for keeping places safe.
空港(くうこう)の保安(ほあん)検査(けんさ)を受(う)ける。
Go through airport security screening.
保安(ほあん)要員(よういん)が建物(たてもの)を巡回(じゅんかい)している。
Security personnel are patrolling the building.
海上(かいじょう)保安(ほあん)庁(ちょう)は日本(にほん)の海(うみ)の安全(あんぜん)を守(まも)る機関(きかん)だ。
The Japan Coast Guard is the agency that protects the safety of Japan's waters.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 保安(ほあん)検査(けんさ) (security screening/inspection)
  • 保安(ほあん)要員(よういん) (security personnel)
  • 保安(ほあん)官(かん) (security officer)
  • 海上(かいじょう)保安(ほあん)庁(ちょう) (Japan Coast Guard)
  • 保安(ほあん)基準(きじゅん) (safety standards)
  • 保安(ほあん)林(りん) (protection forest — forestry term)

COMPARISON:

  • セキュリティ: security (loanword, used broadly for digital and physical security)
  • 警備(けいび): guarding, security operations
  • 保安(ほあん): safety and security maintenance, often institutional or governmental
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