Translation guide
Ways to express 'safety measure' in Japanese, from general terms to specific contexts like workplace safety, disaster prevention, and everyday precautions.
A step or action taken to ensure safety in a broad sense.
The most common and versatile term for 'safety measure' or 'safety countermeasure'. Used in business, government, and everyday contexts.
The factory introduced new safety measures.
We need to strengthen safety measures.
A more formal term, often used in legal or official documents. Implies a specific action or procedure taken for safety.
Emergency safety measures were taken following the accident.
A slightly less formal alternative to 安全対策, often used in planning or strategy contexts.
To take safety measures.
Measures specifically aimed at preventing accidents, disasters, or unforeseen events.
Disaster prevention measures, such as for earthquakes, floods, etc. Very common in Japan.
Review the community's disaster prevention measures.
Accident prevention measures, often used in workplace or traffic safety contexts.
Preventive measure, often used in health or general risk prevention.
A simple precaution or careful action taken to avoid danger in daily life.
A built-in feature or mechanism designed to ensure safety, such as in machinery or software.
対策 (taisaku) is the most common and general term for countermeasures. 措置 (sochi) is more formal and often implies a specific, often temporary, action. 策 (saku) is a suffix meaning 'plan' or 'measure', used in compounds like 安全策 (anzen saku).
Many safety-related terms are formed by prefixing 安全 (anzen) to another word, e.g., 安全対策 (anzen taisaku), 安全基準 (anzen kijun, safety standards), 安全第一 (anzen daiichi, safety first).
Thoroughly implement traffic accident prevention measures.
感染症の予防策を取る。
Take preventive measures against infectious diseases.
用心に越したことはない。
You can't be too careful. (Safety measure: better safe than sorry)
Enable the app's safety features.