1.
safety; security; safeness
The quality or degree of being safe. Used to discuss how safe something is, rather than the state of being safe.
この車は安全性が高い。
This car has a high level of safety.
食品の安全性を確認する。
To verify the safety of food products.
新しい薬の安全性が確認されるまで販売できない。
The new medicine cannot be sold until its safety is confirmed.
安全性 refers to the abstract quality or degree of being safe, used when discussing levels or assessments of safety rather than simply the state of being safe. It is formed from 安全 (safe) + 性 (nature/quality), where the ~性 suffix converts adjectives or nouns into abstract quality nouns.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 安全性が高い/低い — high/low safety
- 安全性を確保する — to ensure safety
- 安全性を確認する — to confirm safety
- 安全性に問題がある — there is a safety concern
CONTRAST WITH 安全:
- 安全 — safe (state or condition)
- 安全性 — safety (the measurable quality/degree of being safe)