安全柵

あんぜんさく
noun
safety fence; protective barrier
1. safety fence; protective barrier; guard rail
A fence or railing put up to keep people away from something dangerous — machinery, a construction site, a platform edge, or a drop. Common on signage and in workplace safety rules.
工事現場(こうじげんば)に安全柵(あんぜんさく)を設置(せっち)した。
A safety fence was installed at the construction site.
機械(きかい)の周(まわ)りには安全柵(あんぜんさく)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
A safety barrier is required around the machine.
子(こ)どもが落(お)ちないように、階段(かいだん)の上(うえ)に安全柵(あんぜんさく)を取(と)り付(つ)けた。
We fitted a safety gate at the top of the stairs so the child would not fall.
安全柵(あんぜんさく)を乗(の)り越(こ)えて線路(せんろ)に入(はい)るのは、大変(たいへん)危険(きけん)な行為(こうい)だ。
Climbing over the safety barrier onto the tracks is an extremely dangerous act.

柵(さく) is a fence of posts and rails, so the compound names the barrier by its purpose rather than its material.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 安全柵(あんぜんさく)を設置(せっち)する: to install a safety fence
  • 安全柵(あんぜんさく)を乗(の)り越(こ)える: to climb over a safety barrier
  • 安全柵(あんぜんさく)の内側(うちがわ): inside the barrier

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • フェンス: fence — the general loanword, without the safety purpose
  • ガードレール: guardrail — specifically the metal barrier along a road
  • 手(て)すり: handrail — for holding on to, not for keeping people out
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