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security check; security screening
A security inspection of passengers and their belongings, typically at airports before boarding, to ensure safety. Also used for security inspections at other facilities.
保安検査を通った。
I passed through the security check.
保安検査場は混雑していた。
The security screening area was crowded.
出発の1時間前までに保安検査を済ませてください。
Please complete the security screening at least one hour before departure.
Most commonly used in the context of airport security screening. At Japanese airports, signs and announcements use 保安検査 as the standard term.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 保安検査場 — security screening area
- 保安検査を受ける — to undergo a security check
- 保安検査を済ませる — to complete security screening
- 保安検査締め切り — security screening cutoff time
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 手荷物検査 — baggage inspection
- 身体検査 — body search, physical examination
- セキュリティチェック — security check (loanword, less formal)