安あん否ぴ

also: あんぷ · あんぶ · あんび

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Refers to whether someone is safe or in good condition, often used in contexts of checking on someone after an incident or disaster.

〈人ひと〉〉の安否あんぴを確認かくにんするto confirm whether someone is safe
地じ震しんの後あと、家か族ぞくの安あん否ぴを確かく認にんした。
After the earthquake, I confirmed whether my family was safe.
〈人ひと〉〉の安否あんぴが分わかるto find out whether someone is safe
まだ乗じょう客きゃく全ぜん員いんの安あん否ぴが分わかっていない。
It's still not known whether all the passengers are safe.
〈人ひと〉〉の安否あんぴを気遣きづかうto worry about someone's safety
友ゆう人じんたちは彼かれの安あん否ぴを気き遣づかっていた。
His friends were worried about his safety.
〈人ひと〉〉の安否あんぴを尋たずねるto ask after someone's safety
電でん話わで友ゆう人じんの安あん否ぴを尋たずねた。
I called to ask if my friend was safe.

無ぶ事じN3
無事 asserts that someone is safe and sound, while 安否 is neutral about the outcome and simply names the (unknown) state of being safe or not.
安あん全ぜんN4
安全 describes safety in a general, objective sense (e.g., traffic safety), whereas 安否 is specifically about whether a particular person is safe, often when that is uncertain.
消しょう息そくN1
消息 refers to news or word about someone's whereabouts and condition, while 安否 narrows this to specifically whether the person is safe or not.

安あん心しんN4
安心 means the feeling of relief or peace of mind, while 安否 is the factual state of whether someone is safe, easily confused because they share the kanji 安.

Compound of 安 (peace, safety) and 否 (negative, not), literally 'safe or not'. The reading あんぴ is the standard Sino-Japanese reading.