(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(くるま)安全性(あんぜんせい)(たか)い。
This car has a high level of safety.
食品(しょくひん)安全性(あんぜんせい)確認(かくにん)する。
To verify the safety of food products.
(あたら)しい(くすり)安全性(あんぜんせい)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) + (せい) (nature/quality), where the ~(せい) suffix converts adjectives or nouns into abstract quality nouns.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 安全性(あんぜんせい)(たか)い/(ひく)い — high/low safety
  • 安全性(あんぜんせい)確保(かくほ)する — to ensure safety
  • 安全性(あんぜんせい)確認(かくにん)する — to confirm safety
  • 安全性(あんぜんせい)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)