(あんぜんぐつ)

あんぜんぐつ
noun
safety shoes; steel-toed boots; protective footwear
1. safety shoes; steel-toed boots; protective footwear
safety shoes; steel-toed boots; protective footwear
工事(こうじ)現場(げんば)では安全靴(あんぜんぐつ)必須(ひっす)だ。
Safety shoes are required at construction sites.
安全靴(あんぜんぐつ)()いていたおかげで怪我(けが)をせずに()んだ。
I was spared from injury thanks to wearing safety shoes.
新入(しんにゅう)社員(しゃいん)には会社(かいしゃ)から安全靴(あんぜんぐつ)とヘルメットが支給(しきゅう)される。
New employees are provided with safety shoes and helmets by the company.

Footwear with reinforced toes (usually steel or composite) designed to protect workers from falling objects, crushing, and other workplace hazards. Required in many industrial and construction settings in Japan.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 安全靴(あんぜんぐつ)()く: to wear safety shoes
  • 安全靴(あんぜんぐつ)着用(ちゃくよう): wearing safety shoes
  • 安全靴(あんぜんぐつ)必要(ひつよう): safety shoes are needed

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 長靴(ながぐつ): rubber boots — waterproof boots, not necessarily reinforced for safety
  • 作業靴(さぎょうぐつ): work shoes — general work footwear without the specific safety reinforcement
  • ヘルメット: helmet — another piece of standard safety equipment, protects the head