物騒|ぶっそうbussou[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. na-adjective, noundangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
   地震じしんの後あと、この辺あたりは物騒ぶっそうだ。↗

   After the earthquake the neighbourhood felt insecure.

• Synonym危ないあぶないNeutralThe neutral everyday word for danger, most used and widest in range; 「物騒」 instead points to poor public safety and an unsettling atmosphere.
• Synonym危険きけんNeutralA noun for danger, somewhat formal; common in set phrases like 「危険物」 and 「危険を冒す」, while 「物騒」 describes an unsafe, uneasy state of affairs.
• Synonym危ういあやういWrittenWritten/formal prose for a situation on the brink, as in 「命が危うい」; it stresses imminent peril, not the general unease of 「物騒」.
• SynonymやばいCasualColloquial slang for danger or trouble; young speakers also use it to mean amazing. 「物騒」 keeps to unsafe, unsettling conditions.
• Synonym剣呑けんのんWrittenWritten/formal prose with an old-fashioned flavor, for something risky or unreliable, as in 「剣呑な話」.
• Antonym安全あんぜんNeutralAntonym: safety, being safe and untroubled; the direct opposite of the unsafe, unsettling conditions 「物騒」 describes.
• Antonym平和へいわNeutralAntonym: peace and stability, as in 「平和な社会」; set against the turbulence and unease of 「物騒」.
• Antonym穏やかおだやかNeutralAntonym: calm and gentle, as in 「穏やかな日々」; the opposite of the danger and unease 「物騒」 conveys.

Use 「物騒」 for unsafe, unsettling conditions, as in 「物騒な世の中」. For danger in general choose 「危ない」 or 「危険」; for a situation on the brink, 「危うい」; in casual speech, 「やばい」. For safety, say 「安全」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 危険きけんなことが起おこりそうな感かんじがすること。また、そのさま。