Translation guide
The English word 'securing' can mean fastening something physically, obtaining something with effort, or making something safe. This guide covers natural Japanese expressions for each meaning.
To attach, tie, or fix something so it doesn't move or come loose.
General term for fixing something in place, often used for mechanical or physical securing.
荷物をロープで固定してください。
Please secure the luggage with a rope.
To get something, often with effort or through formal means.
To secure or ensure the availability of something, like resources, funds, or personnel. Common in business and formal contexts.
必要な予算を確保しました。
We secured the necessary budget.
To make something safe from danger or risk.
To ensure safety. A common phrase for securing an area or situation.
警察が現場の安全を確保した。
The police secured the safety of the scene.
確保する is more formal and often used for securing resources or guarantees. 手に入れる is more casual and implies personal acquisition.
チケットを確保した。
I secured the tickets (e.g., reserved them).
チケットを手に入れた。
I got the tickets (e.g., bought or obtained them).
Avoid directly translating 'secure' as 安全な (safe) when you mean 'fasten' or 'obtain'. Use the appropriate verb for the context.
To fasten or attach something, often with a clip, pin, or similar device. Can be written as 止める or 留める depending on nuance.
書類をクリップで留めてください。
Please secure the documents with a clip.
To tie or bind with rope or string. Implies a tighter, more restrictive securing.
彼は荷物をひもで縛った。
He secured the package with string.
To tighten or fasten something like a screw, bolt, or belt. Often used for securing by tightening.
ネジをしっかり締めてください。
Please secure the screw tightly.
To obtain or get hold of something, often through effort. More casual than 確保する.
彼は貴重な情報を手に入れた。
He secured valuable information.
To acquire or win something, often used for contracts, rights, or achievements. Slightly formal.
会社は新しい契約を獲得した。
The company secured a new contract.
To protect or defend. Can be used for securing a position or asset.
彼らは城を守った。
They secured the castle.
In IT contexts, 'securing' a system can mean fixing vulnerabilities. 固定する is sometimes used, but more specific terms like 保護する or セキュリティを確保する are common.
システムの脆弱性を修正して固定した。
We fixed and secured the system vulnerabilities.