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治安 (ちあん, chian) Japanese meaning: public order | Kotomora
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This area has good public safety.
The government is focusing on maintaining law and order.
Usage patterns 治ち 安あん が 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 public order is (good/bad, etc.)
Public order in this area is very poor.
治ち 安あん を 維い 持じ する to maintain public order
The government increased the number of police officers to maintain public order.
治ち 安あん が 悪あっ 化か する public order deteriorates
Public order rapidly deteriorated due to the civil war.
治ち 安あん を 守まも る to protect/uphold public order
The local police protect public order in the area.
治ち 安あん が 乱みだ れる public order breaks down
After the war, public order was disrupted for a while.
Kanji 治 reign, be at peace, calm down Related words 安全 is general 'safety' covering physical or personal risk, while 治安 specifically means the level of public order and freedom from crime in a society.
秩序 means 'order' in a broad sense, including social, natural, or systematic order, whereas 治安 is specifically about public peace and security from crime.
保安 typically refers to the security or safety measures of a specific facility or system, while 治安 refers to the broader public order of a society or country.
治安 is the everyday, general term for public order and safety, while 公安 tends to appear in official, legal, or governmental contexts.
治安 refers to domestic public order and law enforcement, whereas 安全保障 is used for national or international security policy.
Word family· 7 perceived public safety; subjective sense of security
public security operation
restoration of public order
Etymology Compound of 治 (govern, regulate) and 安 (peace, safety). The word itself is a Sino-Japanese term (kango) referring to the governance and resulting peace of a society.
安あん
情じょう
勢せい
security situation; public safety conditions
maintenance of public order; security maintenance
