安 全 性(あんぜんせい)

あんぜんせい

noun

safety; security (as a quality)

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(くるま)は安全性(あんぜんせい)が高(たか)い。

This car has a high level of safety.

食品(しょくひん)の安全性(あんぜんせい)を確認(かくにん)する。

To verify the safety of food products.

新(あたら)しい薬(くすり)の安全性(あんぜんせい)が確認(かくにん)されるまで販売(はんばい)できない。

The new medicine cannot be sold until its safety is confirmed.

安全性(あんぜんせい) 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(あんぜん) (safe) + 性(せい) (nature/quality), where the ～性(せい) suffix converts adjectives or nouns into abstract quality nouns.

Common collocations

安全性(あんぜんせい)が高(たか)い／低(ひく)い — high/low safety
安全性(あんぜんせい)を確保(かくほ)する — to ensure safety
安全性(あんぜんせい)を確認(かくにん)する — to confirm safety
安全性(あんぜんせい)に問題(もんだい)がある — there is a safety concern

CONTRAST WITH 安全(あんぜん):

安全(あんぜん) — safe (state or condition)
安全性(あんぜんせい) — safety (the measurable quality/degree of being safe)

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