セーフ (sēfu) means “safe” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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鬼ごっこで、タッチされなければセーフです。oni go kko de ta tchi sa re na ke re ba sē fu de su

In tag, you are safe if no one touches you.

ホームベースに触れた瞬間、観客からセーフの声が上がりました。hō mu bē su ni fu re ta shun kan kan kyaku ka ra sē fu no koe ga a ga ri ma shi ta

As soon as the runner touched home plate, the crowd shouted "Safe!"

Marks a runner's successful arrival at a base without an out ruling.

野球で、走者が規則に従って塁に到達したと認められること。ya kyū de sō sha ga ki soku ni shitaga tte rui ni tō tatsu shi ta to mito me ra re ru ko to

The noun セーフ (sēfu, "safe") comes from English safe as used in baseball to signal that a runner reaches a base without being out.

In Japanese baseball talk, セーフ (sēfu) can refer both to the umpire's safe call and to the runner's resulting status, with context showing which meaning applies.