Lexical entry

セーフ

seefu

Safe, acceptable, or still in time, especially in sports.

Sports & GamesPure GairaigoSource uncertain

Meaning

Used in baseball, tennis, and similar contexts for a player or ball that is safe or still in play. In casual speech it can also mean OK, all right, or acceptable.

sports sense: safe/in time
casual sense: OK, acceptable

Examples

Example Sentences

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カット

Cut; cutting; omission or reduction.

シュート

A shot or shooting action in sports; also a Japanese baseball pitch type.

セカンド

A loanword for second, with sports, mechanical, time, and assistant senses.

Evidence and Provenance

Data source: JMdict_english
Revision: JMdict.2026-04-17
Review flags: ambiguous-sense, multiple-category-candidates
Active language: English