Translation guide
A security check is a procedure to verify safety, identity, or authorization. In Japanese, the expression depends on the context: airport screening, identity verification, background checks, or cybersecurity scans.
The physical inspection of persons and baggage at airports, stations, or event venues.
Literally 'baggage inspection'. The standard term for security screening of carry-on luggage at airports.
手荷物検査に時間がかかった。
The security check took a long time.
General 'security inspection' used at airports for both passengers and baggage. Often seen on signs.
保安検査場はこちらです。
The security checkpoint is this way.
Loanword from English, used in casual or modern contexts, especially at events or smaller venues.
入場前にセキュリティチェックがあります。
There will be a security check before entry.
Checking a person's identity, often by examining ID cards, passports, or other documents.
Standard term for identity verification, used in banking, online services, and official procedures.
口座開設には本人確認が必要です。
Identity verification is required to open an account.
Similar to 本人確認, but emphasizes confirming one's status or affiliation. Often used by police or security guards.
警察官が身分確認を求めた。
The police officer asked for identification.
Casual loanword for checking IDs, common at clubs or age-restricted venues.
入り口でIDチェックがあるよ。
There's an ID check at the entrance.
Investigating a person's history, criminal record, or credentials, often for employment or security clearance.
Formal term for a background investigation, including personal history and criminal records.
採用前に身元調査が行われます。
A background check is conducted before hiring.
Loanword-based term focusing on career or educational history verification.
経歴チェックで嘘がばれた。
The background check revealed the lie.
Specifically refers to security clearance for access to classified information. Not a general background check.
その仕事にはセキュリティクリアランスが必要だ。
That job requires security clearance.
Scanning computer systems, networks, or software for vulnerabilities or malware.
Common loanword for a general security scan in IT contexts.
システムのセキュリティチェックを定期的に行っています。
We regularly perform security checks on the system.
Technical term for vulnerability assessment or penetration testing.
脆弱性診断を外部の会社に依頼した。
We outsourced the vulnerability assessment to an external company.
Specifically a virus scan, not a comprehensive security check.
パソコンのウイルスチェックを忘れずに。
Don't forget to run a virus check on your computer.
At airports, 保安検査 (security inspection) is the broader term covering the entire screening process, while 手荷物検査 specifically refers to the baggage check. Signs often say 保安検査, but the act of putting your bag through the X-ray is 手荷物検査.
保安検査を通過したら、手荷物検査を受けます。
After passing through security, you undergo a baggage check.
While セキュリティチェック is understood, it sounds unnatural at Japanese airports. Use 保安検査 or 手荷物検査 instead.
Literally 'body inspection'. Refers to a physical pat-down or full-body search, not the standard baggage scan.
身体検査を受けるように言われた。
I was told to undergo a body search.